Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 112-120
Postpartum, Mental Health and COVID-19 Pandemic: Issue, Challenges and Management
Deepika1, Pradeep Kumar2
1Senior Resident, Department of Gynecology, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences,
Rohtak, Haryana, India.
2Consultant, Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Corresponding Author: Deepika
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus pandemic has caused damage around the world. With severe preventive measures and limitations by the Indian Government as cross country lockdown, the residents are experiencing a scope of mental and feeling responses, dread and vulnerability being one of them. Mental health has been a serious issue all through the continuing pandemic and new research suggests that postnatal melancholy has increased by 3 times. The main objectives of the articles are present an overview of the issue, challenges and management of post-partum mental health during COVID -19 pandemic. Literature was searched on both electronic data base such as PubMed and manually. It is earnest need to diminish mental distress during pregnancy. Expanded apparent social help and expanded physical action were related with diminished manifestations, and in this way might be potential focuses for mediation.
Keywords: Covid-19, Postpartum, Mental Health, Depression, Psychosis.