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health · Forbes
“postpartum blues, a well-recognized clinical phenomenon affecting up to 80% of new mothers, presenting as roughly two weeks of tearfulness or irritability that doesn’t significantly obstruct bonding …”
at most 80 %
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health · Forbes
“Perinatal depression, she adds, affects up to one in five women, rarely poses any danger to the infant, and responds well to standard treatment.”
at most 20 %
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health · Forbes
“Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is rare, occurring in one to two out of every 1,000 births.”
about 1.5 births per 1,000
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health · Forbes
“in up to 70% of cases, postpartum psychosis is actually the first acute presentation of bipolar I disorder — a chronic illness that pregnancy unmasks rather than causes.”
at most 70 %
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health · Forbes
“the risk of suicide is higher than the risk of infanticide” — with estimates running up to roughly 5% and 4%, respectively.”
at most 5 %
at most 4 %
