BB出生後,父母開心過後有時會,感到一種莫名的失落,專家指這樣其實是正常的,幾星期後就應該會復原,但如果不幸患上產後抑鬱,這種感覺可能會持續下去,愈見加劇,影響日常生活,嚴重的甚至會生出自殺,或傷害小朋友的念頭,真是不容忽視。
但為何爸爸患上產後抑鬱往往難以察覺?
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