POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT: ASSESSMENT OF THE EMOTIONAL AND PERSONAL STATE OF WOMEN

Abstract

The article is devoted to the methodology for assessing the emotional state of women in postpartum depression. The problem of postpartum depression, despite its apparent implicitness, exists and needs to be addressed. Early detection and treatment of postpartum depressive disorder is very important for the health of mother and child. This problem is not a personal problem of the woman in labor. It should be solved by various social and medical services, including with the help of social workers. The task of social work specialists in contact with medical services is to support such women, conduct consultations with them, assess their emotional and personal state and provide household, medical, legal and legal assistance. It is necessary, with the help of various social tools, to correctly diagnose the condition of a woman who has given birth, as well as give her appropriate recommendations. The sociological research methodology used in the work made it possible to fully assess the condition of women in labor and draw certain conclusions. The article presents various scales for assessing the emotional and personal state of such women. The results of this study can be of practical use in preventive work with pregnant women and women in childbirth, as well as in theoretical studies on this issue, and in the process of training social workers..

Keywords: depression, postpartum period, social worker, research, grade, consultations.