Postpartum Depression

In a 2006/07 survey about Maternal Health in Canada about 91% of the 6000 women reported that they had enough information about postpartum depression. That leaves 9% who say they didn't have enough information about postpartum depression.

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So 91% is a high number of women who felt like they had been given enough information about postpartum depression.  In fact, the summary of the study actually says:

"Women reported that they had enough information on basic infant and maternal
care (e.g., infant car seats, birth control, postpartum depression)".

Really?!  Come on, I mean if you didn't ever have postpartum depression you would feel like <strong>any miniscule</strong> amount of information was the right amount of information. So those other 9% of women who didn't feel like they had enough information - my guess (and I'll bet your guess too) is that they are precisely<strong> the women who developed a postpartum mood disorder!</strong>

9% of women in the survey amounts to 540 Canadian women who felt they didn't know enough about postpartum depression.

So while the government and the people who provide postpartum care can feel good about 91% I don't feel one bit good about it.  That number needs to be 100% or else we are doing a disservice to women AND their babies!

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