Ngaba nawe uziva ulusizi kwaye unesizungu emva kokuba nomntwana? Makhe sithethe nge-EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)

Usana olutsha longeza ulonwabo kusapho. Kodwa njengomama omtsha, ungaziva uxinezelekile kakhulu, uxhalabile, mhlawumbi nosizi olungenakuchazeka kunye nolu vuyo. Ngamanye amaxesha ungazibuza, "Kutheni oku kusenzeka kum? Kutheni ndingumntu ndedwa odakumbileyo xa wonke umntu evuya?" Akunyanzelekanga ukuba uzive wedwa. Oku akuyonto eyenzeka kuwe wedwa. Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngento ebaluleke kakhulu eya kusinceda siqonde ezi mvakalelo.

Yintoni i-Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)?

Ngamafutshane, i-Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) yimibuzo elula kakhulu onokuyizalisa ngokwakho. Ijonga ikakhulu ukuba ngaba uneempawu zokudakumba ngexesha lokukhulelwa kwaye kunyaka wokuqala emva kokuba nomntwana. Ngokuchanekileyo, yindlela ozilungiselela yona.

Le mibuzo inemibuzo eli-10. Umbuzo ngamnye ubuza ukuba ubuziva njani kule veki iphelileyo. Le mibuzo ibuza ngeemvakalelo ezixhaphakileyo ngexesha lokudakumba emva kokuzalwa, njengokuziva unetyala, uxhalabile, kunye nokuziva ngathi yonke into inzima kakhulu ukuyisingatha.

Igama layo livela kwisixeko sase-Edinburgh, eScotland, apho yaqala khona ukuphuhliswa. Namhlanje, i-EPDS yeyona ndlela idumileyo nechanekileyo esetyenziswayo ukuxilonga uxinezeleko lwasemva kokubeleka kwihlabathi liphela.

Eli nqaku linokukunceda uqonde ukuba usemngciphekweni wokuba noxinzelelo oluqhubekayo ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwaye nokuba udinga unyango na. Likwasisixhobo esihle sokujonga impilo yengqondo yeqabane lakho.

Yintoni i-Postpartum Depression?

Esi sisifo sengqondo esenzeka emva kokuba nomntwana. Sichaphazela malunga ne-13% yoomama abatsha. Sibonakaliswa lusizi olunganyamezelekiyo, ixhala, kunye nokuphelelwa ngumdla kwizinto ezazimnandi ngaphambili. Sidla ngokuqala kwiiveki ezintathu zokuqala zokuba nomntwana. Nangona kunjalo, sinokwenzeka nangaliphi na ixesha kunyaka wokuqala.

Abantu abaninzi abafuni unyango ngenxa yoku. Oku kusenokubangelwa ziintloni okanye ukoyika "oko abanye abantu baza kucinga." Kodwa ukuba ayinyangwa, ingenza kube nzima kuwe ukuzinyamekela wena nomntwana wakho. Ingachaphazela ubudlelwane bakho nomntwana wakho kwanokukwazi kwakho ukuncancisa. Ngoko ke kubalulekile ukuqaphela oku.

Ngaba nawe unazo ezi mpawu? Zama i-EPDS.

Kuqhelekile ukuziva ulusizi kancinci, unomsindo, kwaye unomsindo emva kokufumana umntwana. Sikwabiza oku ngokuthi "yi-baby blues." Kodwa ukuba ezi mvakalelo zihlala ixesha elingaphezu kweeveki ezimbini , isenokuba luxinzelelo emva kokuzalwa.

Jonga itheyibhile engezantsi uze ucinge ukuba ngaba unazo naziphi na ezi mpawu.

Ukuba unayo nayiphi na kwezi mpawu, ingakumbi ukuba ucinga ngokuzilimaza okanye uzenzakalisa umntwana wakho, nceda ubone ugqirha ngokukhawuleza. Asinto yokuyifihla le. Ufuna uncedo.

Yintoni onokuyilindela kuvavanyo lwe-EPDS?

Oku kulula kakhulu. Ungayifumana le mibuzo kwi-intanethi, okanye ungacela ugqirha wakho ukuba ayiphendule. Kuya kuthatha malunga nemizuzu emi-5 ukugqitywa.

Kumbuzo ngamnye kule ilishumi, kuya kufuneka ukhethe impendulo echaza ngcono indlela ozive ngayo kwiintsuku ezisi-7 ezidlulileyo. Umzekelo, kunokubakho imibuzo efana nale:

• Umbuzo: Ndikwazile ukuba ndonwabe kwaye ndibe nethemba ngezinto.
• [+0] Ndikwazile ukukwenza phantse yonke imihla.
• [+1] Kuncinci kancinci kunangaphambili
• [+2] Kuncinci kakhulu kunangaphambili
• [+3] Akunakwenzeka konke konke.

• Umbuzo: Ndaziva ndixhalabile okanye ndisoyika ngaphandle kwesizathu.
• [+0] Hayi, akunjalo konke konke.
• [+1] Azifane zenzeke
• [+2] Ewe, ngamanye amaxesha.
• [+3] Ewe, uninzi lwexesha.

• Umbuzo: Ndikhe ndacinga ngokuzenzakalisa.
• [+0] Akukho nanye.
• [+1] Azifane zenzeke
• [+2] Ngamanye amaxesha
• [+3] Ewe, uninzi lwexesha.

Amanqaku e-EPDS kunye nentsingiselo yawo

Impendulo nganye inikwe amanqaku ukusuka ku-0 ukuya ku-3. Inani eliphezulu lamanqaku onokuwafumana ngama-30. Ngokusekelwe kula manqaku, imeko yakho ingahlulwahlulwa ngolu hlobo lulandelayo.

Oogqirha badla ngokujonga amanqaku ali-10 okanye ali-13 njengomlinganiselo wokugqibela. Oku kuthetha ukuba ukuba amanqaku akho aphezulu kunalawo, unokufuna uvavanyo olongezelelweyo kunye noncedo.

Kodwa khumbula oku: I-EPDS ayisosixhobo sokuxilonga. Oko kukuthi, ayinakukuxelela ngokuqinisekileyo ngokupheleleyo ukuba une-Postpartum Depression ngokusekelwe kumanqaku akho kuphela. Ichaza kuphela abo basengozini. Ukuze ufumane uxilongo oluchanekileyo, ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka ubonane nogqirha ofanelekileyo, njengogqirha wengqondo.

Ungalufumana njani uncedo?

Ukuba amanqaku akho angaphezulu kwe-10, okanye nokuba amanqaku akho aphantsi, usaziva ngathi "kukho into engalunganga ngam," nceda ungakutyesheli. Kunzima kakhulu ukujongana nolu hlobo loxinzelelo ngelixa unyamekela usana olutsha.

Bona ingcali yakho yokubelekisa/ingcali yabasetyhini (OB/GYN) okanye ingcali yezempilo yengqondo ukuze ufumane uvavanyo olupheleleyo.

Ugqirha wakho uza kuxoxa nawe ngezi ziphumo, akubuze eminye imibuzo, aze akuxelele into omawuyenze ngokulandelayo. Angakucela ukuba uphinde wenze uvavanyo emva kweeveki ezimbini.

Iindlela zonyango ziquka unyango lokuthetha kunye neyeza lokudakumba. Ipilisi ebizwa ngokuba yiZuranolone (Zurzuvae) nayo ivunyiwe kule meko. Thetha nogqirha wakho ukuze ubone ukuba kukhuselekile na ukuncancisa ngelixa usebenzisa eli yeza.

Kubalulekile nokuba nenkxaso elungileyo. Buza ugqirha wakho malunga namaqela enkxaso onokuwajoyina.