Maternal mental health: The importance of postpartum containment space: Mendoza Government Press

Under the slogan “In the Network We Preserve Ourselves”, from May 1 to May 7, the World Maternal Mental Health Week is celebrated, to raise awareness and highlight the importance of maternal mental health during the postpartum period.

The Ministry of Health, Social Development and Sports, through the Directorate of Motherhood and Childhood, is committed to the World Week of Maternal Mental Health, to highlight the importance of the problem and raise awareness among families.

“People who are pregnant tend to develop mood and anxiety disorders due to changes in daily life such as sleep habits, work or family planning. This phase involves a new role and new tasks that have a physical and mental impact on the parents,” explained Territory Maternity and Childhood Director Monica Rinaldi.

“In the vast majority of maternity hospitals in our county, there is a highly trained perinatal mental health team to resolve these situations, and it is important that families and health teams, whether in obstetrics or pediatrics, can recognize mood disorders in the pregnant woman and the puerperium. To provide therapeutic accompaniment at the right time, ”the professional highlighted.

After giving birth, a pregnant woman can experience mood disorders such as:

Perinatal depression
• Perinatal anxiety
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder perinatal
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Perinatal psychosis

Considering the family environment and the healthy psychological and emotional state of parents can help them adapt to the challenges of their new condition, connect better emotionally with their son or daughter and provide them with better care.