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caesarean ops 'no help for blues'
I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any
link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? Thanks Anna |
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"Anna" wrote in message om... I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? I suspect that women who have poor birth experiences, which in many cases include cesareans (when women feel railroaded or forced into the surgery against their will), will be more likely to experience post-natal depression. And of course, women who have traumatic natural birth (or more likely, operative vaginal birth) experiences, who think they should have had cesareans, will likewise be more prone to depression. Why? Because *some* depression is anger turned inward. If you can't be angry at your doctor ("Because he saved my life!!!") then you have to be angry at someone. And that only leaves yourself or your baby. Of course, much Post Natal Depression is chemical in nature. That's a separate issue. --angela |
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I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? Thanks Anna There was a news article about a study of this connection (with a headline similar to your subject, btw -- maybe you know of it already?). If you haven't seen it, I think you'd find it interesting, though perhaps not convincing. It was discussed on this group, though I don't have time to google it right now. Emily |
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"Anna" wrote in message om... I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? Thanks Anna I can only give you anecdotal data, but I can tell you that for me, the pain following my C-section DEFINITELY made it harder to deal with everyday baby stuff, and therefore made it much easier to feel overwhelmed and depressed. Add that to at least some guilt feelings, because of being unable to give birth the "right" way, and it definitely contributed. |
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On 12 Apr 2005 12:06:24 -0700, (Anna) wrote:
I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? Thanks Anna This is what I was remebering http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4294401.stm Hope -- Riley 1993 c/s Tara 2002 HBAC |
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"Anna" wrote in message om... I am currently working on a project to investigate if there is any link between post natal depression and caesarean sections. Does anyone have any information that supports or disproves this theory? Thanks Anna You're too late: it's been done! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4451951.stm Debbie |
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