Postnatal depression: A family medicine perspective

Abstract

You quickly reviewed your notes for your next patient, Zoe Chan's newborn son, who is coming for the fourth review of his prolonged neonatal jaundice. You noted that during the previous three visits, Zoe raised many concerns and questions about her son's well-being and how she believes that she had possibly contributed or worsened her son's jaundice. You also noted that Zoe broke down in tears during two of the three consultations when she shared how her parents-in-law were imposing many restrictive confinement rules on her. You wonder whether she is suffering from postnatal depression and what would be helpful for her.