Mental or behavioral disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, without psychotic symptoms

Mental or behavioral disorders (most commonly depressive and anxiety disorders) with onset during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of childbirth, without psychotic features. Includes postpartum depression.

Symptoms

• Depressed mood in the postpartum or perinatal period (also: postpartum depression, postnatal depression, depressed mood after childbirth, perinatal depression, baby blues progressing to depression)
• Anxiety about the baby's health or own ability to cope (also: anxiety about baby, postpartum anxiety, fear of harming baby, excessive worry about infant, perinatal anxiety disorder)
• Loss of interest and inability to bond with the baby (also: inability to bond with baby, loss of connection with newborn, not feeling love for baby, difficulty bonding, emotional detachment from infant)
• Fatigue, sleep disturbance, and appetite change (also: postpartum fatigue, sleep problems after birth, loss of appetite after childbirth, exhaustion postpartum, insomnia with newborn)
• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or inadequacy as a parent (also: guilt about parenting, feeling like a bad mother, postpartum guilt, inadequacy as a parent, self-blame about childcare)
• Onset within 6 weeks of childbirth or during pregnancy (also: postpartum onset, within 6 weeks of delivery, onset after giving birth, peripartum onset, onset during pregnancy)
• Intrusive thoughts about harming the baby (without intent) (also: intrusive thoughts about baby, unwanted thoughts of harming infant, ego-dystonic thoughts about baby, fear of accidentally hurting baby, obsessional thoughts about harming child)

Synonyms and related terms

postpartum depression, postnatal depression, depressed mood after childbirth, perinatal depression, baby blues progressing to depression, anxiety about baby, postpartum anxiety, fear of harming baby, excessive worry about infant, perinatal anxiety disorder, inability to bond with baby, loss of connection with newborn, not feeling love for baby, difficulty bonding, emotional detachment from infant, postpartum fatigue, sleep problems after birth, loss of appetite after childbirth, exhaustion postpartum, insomnia with newborn, guilt about parenting, feeling like a bad mother, postpartum guilt, inadequacy as a parent, self-blame about childcare, postpartum onset, within 6 weeks of delivery, onset after giving birth, peripartum onset, onset during pregnancy

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Mental or behavioral disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, without psychotic symptoms?

Symptoms associated with Mental or behavioral disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, without psychotic symptoms (ICD-11 6E20) include: Depressed mood in the postpartum or perinatal period, Anxiety about the baby's health or own ability to cope, Loss of interest and inability to bond with the baby, Fatigue, sleep disturbance, and appetite change, Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or inadequacy as a parent, Onset within 6 weeks of childbirth or during pregnancy, Intrusive thoughts about harming the baby (without intent).

WHO ICD-11 source

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