• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Lifestyle Family

Could dads also suffer from postnatal depression?

Fathers could also suffer from postnatal depression according to new research. Being stressed about looming fatherhood and being unwell increases the risk of becoming depressed before the birth his child and up to nine months afterwards, according to the study. A new study of men in New Zealand found 2.3 per cent get the blues […]

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2017-02-15 17:34
in Family, Lifestyle
The London Economic

The London Economic

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Fathers could also suffer from postnatal depression according to new research.

Being stressed about looming fatherhood and being unwell increases the risk of becoming depressed before the birth his child and up to nine months afterwards, according to the study.

A new study of men in New Zealand found 2.3 per cent get the blues during the last trimester of the pregnancy which nearly doubles to 4.3 per cent following the birth.

While fluctuations in hormones are to blame for most women’s postnatal depression, stress was to blame for a father feeling down before the birth.

But afterwards men are more likely to be depressed if stressed out before the arrival of their child, they had broken up, were ill or lost their job.

The NHS estimates one in ten women get postnatal depression.

Dr Lisa Underwood, a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, said: “Nearly nine per cent of men report a lifetime presence of depression and 2.6 per cent report a depressive episode within the past year.

RelatedPosts

Lucky Numbers and Horoscopes for today 21 May 2022

Lucky Numbers and Horoscopes for today 20 May 2022

Lucky Numbers and Horoscopes for today 19 May 2022

Top 10 most important work perks

“Pregnancy and childbirth may be high risk periods for male depression.

“Yet, interest in perinatal depression has focused on women despite policies to improve the sex balance in research.

“Maternal perinatal depression is linked to physiological changes, for example hormone fluctuations.

“Expectant and new fathers also experience biological and ecological stressors, including changes to brain circuits, structure, and hormones, that can increase their risk of depression symptoms.

“Thus, some of the biological mechanisms underlying perinatal depression may increase the risk in both parents.”

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Call for a million people to back mass tree planting campaign

Let’s Chris Rea and Get us Home

£176 billion Nestle could keep Blue Riband in UK for £1 million

Postcard from Titanic saying ‘wish you were here’ to be auctioned

Top uni’s ‘Flat Earth Society’ holding a ball at a boozer – called The Globe

Five Great Gruesome Horror Films

Is It Time To Let Dairy Fail?

A good night’s sleep “as good as winning £200,000 on the lottery”

MPs told to smarten up for return to Commons

Brighton MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle threatened after kissing his boyfriend

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.