ABSTRACT
Postnatal depression (PND) is a common condition, occurring in 10-20% of all newly delivered mothers at some stage within the first postnatal year. Far from being the ‘happy event’ that all women wish for, in these mothers childbirth is often the precipitating factor for a prolonged period of poor mental health, which may have further consequences in terms of marital disharmony and emotional problems in the children.
