Common Triggers to Look Out For
There usually isn’t one single factor behind PPD. Instead, a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors may increase your risk or aggravate existing symptoms, says Lulu Zhao, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist and a codirector of women’s behavioral health at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where she specializes in mood disorders during key reproductive transitions, such as pregnancy and postpartum.
“PPD isn’t like you broke your leg. There’s not one thing that happened that caused you to become depressed or anxious. It usually is an accumulation of these various risk factors that cause it to happen,”…
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