{"id":2513,"date":"2020-08-13T17:37:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T17:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/article\/what-is-postpartum-depression-ppd\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:42:06","slug":"what-postpartum-depression-ppd","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-postpartum-depression-ppd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la depresi\u00f3n posparto (DPP)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Estar embarazada y dar a luz a un hijo pueden ser experiencias incre\u00edbles que cambian la vida. Tambi\u00e9n pueden ser desafiantes o incluso traum\u00e1ticas. Muchas personas experimentan <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/what-is-depression\/\">s\u00edntomas de depresi\u00f3n <\/a>durante o despu\u00e9s del embarazo. Esto se denomina <strong>depresi\u00f3n posparto o DPP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPosparto\u201d significa \u201cdespu\u00e9s del parto\u201d. Dado que la depresi\u00f3n posparto puede ocurrir <em>durante o despu\u00e9s<\/em> embarazo, tambi\u00e9n se le llama <strong>depresi\u00f3n periparto<\/strong> (\u201calrededor del nacimiento\u201d) o <strong>depresi\u00f3n posparto <\/strong>(\u201calrededor de la infancia\u201d).<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se siente la depresi\u00f3n posparto?<\/h2>\n<p>Los s\u00edntomas de la depresi\u00f3n posparto son similares a los de otros tipos de depresi\u00f3n:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sentirse o parecer deprimido, vac\u00edo por dentro o irritable la mayor parte del d\u00eda, todos los d\u00edas.<\/li>\n<li>Perder inter\u00e9s en actividades que normalmente disfrutar\u00edas.<\/li>\n<li>Cambios en el apetito: comer m\u00e1s o menos de lo habitual.<\/li>\n<li>Cambios en el sue\u00f1o: ya sea no poder dormir (incluso si el beb\u00e9 est\u00e1 dormido) o dormir demasiado.<\/li>\n<li>Cambios en la actividad: sentirse inquieto o ap\u00e1tico.<\/li>\n<li>Sentirse agotado incluso cuando parece que se duerme lo suficiente.<\/li>\n<li>Hablar o moverse lentamente, estar inquieto o caminar de un lado a otro.<\/li>\n<li>Sentimientos de inutilidad o culpa.<\/li>\n<li>Dificultad para pensar, concentrarse o tomar decisiones.<\/li>\n<li>Pensamientos sobre la muerte o el suicidio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, es posible que experimente:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No sentir apego ni inter\u00e9s por el beb\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Sentirse preocupado por el beb\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Dudar de tu capacidad para cuidar al beb\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Pensamientos sobre da\u00f1ar o abandonar al beb\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These thoughts and feelings can feel very uncomfortable or shocking, and depression is exacerbated by unmet expectations about what having a baby was &#8220;supposed&#8221; to feel like.<\/p>\n<p>Many people experience symptoms of depression during and after pregnancy. It\u2019s understandable\u2014think about it: You\u2019ve just gone through a lot of hormonal changes. Your body has changed\u2014in some ways, permanently. You\u2019re now responsible for the 24\/7 care of a helpless human being. You&#8217;re definitely not sleeping, and you had no way of anticipating how these new experiences would affect your thoughts, your sense of self, and your ability to be a parent.<\/p>\n<p>While most people experience the \u201cbaby blues\u201d for a couple of weeks after giving birth, PPD is different. PPD lasts longer and is more severe, and many of the thoughts and experiences are a concern because you might feel scared about them, or you can see how they&#8217;re seriously impacting your life.<\/p>\n<p>Si no est\u00e1s segura de si lo que est\u00e1s experimentando es depresi\u00f3n posparto, es recomendable que consultes a tu m\u00e9dico al respecto. Tambi\u00e9n puedes realizar nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/screening-tools\/postpartum-depression\/\">prueba gratuita en l\u00ednea sobre la depresi\u00f3n posparto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasa si no soy yo quien dio a luz?<\/h2>\n<p>PPD is generally experienced by the person who is experiencing pregnancy and childbirth. But it\u2019s possible for the other parent to experience depression during this time as well. The symptoms and treatment are similar, no matter who is experiencing them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Depresi\u00f3n en los pap\u00e1s\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ye3sq-10707b8-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se trata la depresi\u00f3n posparto?<\/h2>\n<p>El tratamiento para la depresi\u00f3n posparto es similar al de la <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/how-do-you-treat-depression\/\">tratamiento para otras formas de depresi\u00f3n<\/a>. La terapia es una excelente manera de tratar la depresi\u00f3n posparto. Tambi\u00e9n puede intentar hacer cambios en su estilo de vida, como mantener buenos h\u00e1bitos de sue\u00f1o y dedicar tiempo para relajarse. Pida ayuda a sus amigos y familiares.<\/p>\n<p>Los medicamentos tambi\u00e9n pueden ayudar. Sin embargo, algunos antidepresivos no deben tomarse durante el embarazo o la lactancia. Aseg\u00farese de analizar los riesgos y beneficios de los medicamentos con su m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\n<p>Si tienes pensamientos suicidas, puedes comunicarte con la L\u00ednea de Ayuda para Suicidios y Crisis llamando o enviando un mensaje de texto. <a href=\"tel:+1-988\">988<\/a> o utilizando el cuadro de chat en <a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/chat\">988lifeline.org\/chat<\/a>. Tambi\u00e9n puedes <a href=\"sms:+1-741-741;?&amp;body=MHA\">enviar \u201cMHA\u201d al 741-741<\/a> para comunicarte con la L\u00ednea de Texto para Crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/need-talk-someone-warmlines\/\">L\u00edneas de apoyo<\/a> son un recurso excelente para recibir apoyo en situaciones que no son de crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button blue round caret collapsed\" href=\"#references\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"references\" data-toggle-text=\"Hide References\">Mostrar referencias<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"references\" class=\"references collapse\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asociaci\u00f3n Estadounidense de Psiquiatr\u00eda. (2013).\u00a0<em>Manual diagn\u00f3stico y estad\u00edstico de los trastornos mentales\u00a0<\/em>(5.\u00aa ed.). Arlington, Virginia: Autor.<\/li>\n<li>Asociaci\u00f3n Americana de Psiquiatr\u00eda.\u00a0<em>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la depresi\u00f3n posparto?<\/em>\u00a0Obtenido de\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/patients-families\/postpartum-depression\/what-is-postpartum-depression\">https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/patients-families\/postpartum-depression\/what-is-postpartum-depression<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental. <em>Depresi\u00f3n perinatal<\/em>. Obtenido de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/publications\/perinatal-depression\/index.shtml\">https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/publications\/perinatal-depression\/index.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being pregnant and delivering a child can be incredible and life-changing experiences. They can also be challenging or even traumatic. Many people experience symptoms of depression during or after pregnancy. 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