MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY TEACHER OF NURSING AT THE JIZZAKH PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICAL SCHOOL NAMED AFTER ALI IBN SINO."

Abstract

Many women experience problems with their mental health either during or after pregnancy. Anyone can experience it. The most well-known problems with psychological health during pregnancy are anxiety and depression. A considerable proportion of pregnant women are impacted by these. Women with a history of mental illness who stop taking psychotropic medications while pregnant are particularly vulnerable. Abortions, dysfunctional families, marital issues, poor work-life balance, excessive stress, physical ailments, and other related comorbidities can also be linked to mental health problems. Contrary to what is commonly believed, pregnancy is not a happy or pleasant period. Mental health was only considered important after childbirth until a few years ago, when conditions including postpartum depression (PPD) were prioritised. 

These days, mental health receives the attention it deserves from the moment of conception through prenatal care, labour, and the postpartum phase. Patients receive education on the value of mental health and how it affects both the mother and the unborn child in the short and long term. Because he can play a vital role, the baby's father has an education. Numerous studies demonstrate that low birth weight kids are the result of women who experience mental health conditions like depression. Social issues including poverty, overcrowding, overpopulation, and poor hygiene can also have a negative impact on a mother's mental health. Couple counselling, talking to close friends and family, exercising, talking to a therapist, using antidepressant medications, and de-stressing are some helpful remedies. Additionally common is a condition known as postpartum depression, and is given its due importance.