Unmet Expectations From Pregnancy Attributing  to Post–Partum Depression: An Impact of Gender  Discrimination

Sujit Kumar Kar; Rajesh Kumar; Sonakshi Jyrwa

Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2013

Unmet Expectations From Pregnancy Attributing to Post–Partum Depression: An Impact of Gender Discrimination

Sujit Kumar Kar, Rajesh Kumar, Sonakshi Jyrwa

Abstract :

Post–partum depression is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders of pregnancy and puerperium. A number of etiological factors of bio–psycho–social origin attribute to post–partum depression. Mother’s expectation from pregnancy also can be a big contributing factor for post–partum depression. In the male dominant society of Asia, a mother mostly expects a male child from her pregnancy and when her wishes were not met, a lot of psychological distress occurs. In this case report, we highlighted the unmet expectations of a mother leading to post–partum depression.