Post-natal depression (PND) is a recognised condition among women, and doctors and midwives are trained to look for signs and symptoms, and offer help and advice.
But there is evidence to suggest as many as one in 25 men suffer similar depression following the birth of their child. The stress of coping with a new baby becomes unbearable and the temporary lack of sex can drive them over the edge.
The attention heaped on to their partner and baby can leave men feeling lonely and left out.
“This can last just the first few weeks as dad learns to cope with the new way of life,” says Alan Jenkins, a male midwife with years of experience helping men with PND.
“But for some men it can be the start of a prolonged depression.”
Post-natal depression (PND) is a recognised condition among women, and doctors and midwives are trained to look for signs and symptoms, and offer help and advice.
But there is evidence to suggest as many as one in 25 men suffer similar depression following the birth of their child. The stress of coping with a new baby becomes unbearable and the temporary lack of sex can drive them over the edge.
The attention heaped on to their partner and baby can leave men feeling lonely and left out.
“This can last just the first few weeks as dad learns to cope with the new way of life,” says Alan Jenkins, a male midwife with years of experience helping men with PND.
“But for some men it can be the start of a prolonged depression.”
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