Postpartum Depression is Postpartum Neglect
Is Postpartum Depression Really Postpartum Neglect?
Postpartum depression may be a misnomer. A more accurate term might be postpartum neglect- not by mothers, but of mothers.
The human infant is uniquely helpless in the early weeks and months of life. His arms fly up over his head at random moments in a primitive “startle reflex.” His sleep patterns have no rhyme or reason. He eats and poops round the clock. Serving an evolutionary purpose, in part to achieve an upright bipedal posture, the human brain does 70% of its growth outside of the womb.
For a new human parent, the young infant’s absolute dependence may translate to no sleep, no showers, no ability to do anything but care for the baby. Harvey Karp has referred to this time period as the 4th trimester. His popular Happiest Baby on the Block series offer advice about what to do for a range of behavior challenges in this time period.
No puedo estar más de acuerdo con este artículo. Cuando una mujer está maternando una criatura necesita de un apoyo infinito. En muchas culturas este es un periodo sagrado, en la nuestra se te exige que estés como si no hubiera pasado nada (!!!). Una auténtica barbaridad que lleva a depresiones en los casos más leves. Es una violencia que se ejerce de forma sistemática contra los cuerpos de las mujeres.
