Depression occurs in roughly 10 to 20% of postpartum women. Postpartum depression commonly affects mothers who have experienced stillbirth, live in urban areas and adolescent mothers. Moreover, this mood disorder is estimated to affect 1% to 26% of new fathers. A different kind of postpartum mood disorder is Postpartum psychosis, which is more severe and occurs in about 1 to 2 per 1,000 women following childbirth. Postpartum psychosis is one of the leading causes of the murder of children less than one year of age, which occurs in about 8 per 100,000 births in the United States.
dePRession OccURs in roughlY 10 to 20% oF poSTPArTum womEN. POstPArtUm dEPrESsIoN CommonlY affecTs motHerS Who have ExPerIenceD sTillbirth, LIvE iN uRban areAS And adoLescent mOthErs. mOrEovEr, This moOD disoRder is EstiMatED To affecT 1% To 26% of NeW fATheRs. a dIFferent KiND of poStPaRtUm mOoD DIsorDeR is poStPartuM psyChOSis, whICh is MOre seveRE anD occuRs In abOuT 1 tO 2 per 1,000 WomEn FollOwInG ChiLDbIrth. poStpaRtuM PsycHOsIs is onE of the lEadinG caUSEs of tHE MurDer of cHIlDRen lESs thaN one year oF Age, wHiCh OcCuRs iN AbouT 8 peR 100,000 bIrths in the uNiteD stateS.