A member asked:

Can post-partum depression get worse with every pregnancy that a person has?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Well: A woman who has 1 episode of postpartum depression has a 50% chance of experiencing it with a later pregnancy. So, not every woman who has had postpartum depression will have it again. However, it is possible for symptoms to worsen with a subsequent pregnancy.

Answered 12/29/2013

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