Childbirth is a life changing event in a woman's life. Her body undergoes many physiological and psychological changes during pregnancy and childbirth; a causal relationship between hormone changes and<unk>  shifts has been proposed. During the postpartum period, women face many depressive symptoms which varies in severity from mild postpartum blues to serious<unk>  disorders like postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.  Identification and treatment of these<unk>  disorders is critical to both child and mother's health. These illnesses are classified according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V) into 3 types: postpartum blues, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. The most widespread is postpartum blues, second most common is postpartum depression and relatively uncommon is postpartum psychosis. The pathophysiology involves a complex interaction of genes, hormones and immune system. The chemical, psychological and social changes, which occur after the childbirth interact with one another causing the<unk><unk> . Various screening tools are used which differs in their sensitivity and specificity. The new mother is screened at the first prenatal visit, second and third trimester, six weeks, 6 months and 12 months postpartum.  Postpartum blues are mostly self limiting and resolve on their own,while pharmacotherapy and non-pharmacotherapy are used for the management of postpartum depression. Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency and needs uregnt hospitalisation. In severe, suicidal and non responsive patients ECT is used. For prevention of these disorders biological, psychological and psychosocial interventions are used.
Peripartum mood disturbances
Postpartum thyroid dysfunction
Cardiac disease in pregnancy
Unwanted pregnancy
Postpartum depression
Postnatal depression
Maternity blues
Hyperemesis gravidarum