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UK female MNer - have you experienced postnatal or pregnancy depression? Please complete a survey for MNHQ - £50 to be won NOW CLOSED

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AnnMumsnet · 21/09/2015 12:31

Hello

We're looking for folks who have experienced pregnancy depression and/or postnatal depression - whether or not you were formally diagnosed by a health professional to complete a short survey.

NB By 'postnatal depression', we mean depression that usually occurs that occurs up to a year after birth, rather than the tiredness, hormonal changes and emotional swings that are associated with 'baby blues' during the first couple of weeks.

We're conscious that some of the questions in the survey might be upsetting; please don’t feel that you have to complete it if so, we want you to prioritise your own wellbeing. If you are struggling with feelings of depression, always seek help from your GP or qualified healthcare professional. Help is also available from The Samaritans and there are more resources on our mental health webguide.

Individual responses collected from Mumsnet user surveys are held on a separate database that is password-protected and accessed only by a limited number of MNHQ staff, and all responses are destroyed or anonymised after three months.

This survey is open to all Mumsnet users who have given birth and who have experienced post natal or pregnancy depression. If you have experienced this more than once, please think about the most recent experience.

Add your details at the end if you'd like to be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 voucher for the store of your choice. All data will be kept confidential.

Here's the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FQRY3RN

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw,
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RowanMumsnet · 23/09/2015 12:16

Hello

Thanks for all your comments and feedback, as ever. Obviously this is a really difficult topic to address and we were aiming at sensitivity throughout, but please accept our apologies if you think we've missed the mark anywhere.

We take the point about pregnancy/prenatal depression looking like a bit of an afterthought and we're sure you're right to say it's an under-researched area; it's an interesting point and maybe that's something we can look at rectifying further down the line. For now we'll add a further question giving space for further comments from anyone who wants to say more about pregnancy depression.

'Which reminds me, why suggest postnatal depression occurs in the first 8 weeks? That's not the clinical definition.' Many apologies: several (respectable, we thought!) sources we looked at gave six to eight weeks after the birth as being the rough cut-off point, but having checked the NICE definition we see you're completely correct, so we'll update that as well.

Thanks for the other suggestions about other questions: it's always a bit of a trade-off with these things, between being comprehensive and making the survey so long and complex that very few people complete it. But do please keep letting us know if you think particular things really ought to be on there.

Thanks
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AnnMumsnet · 07/10/2015 15:47

big thanks to everyone who did this survey - babypom101 wins the £50 voucher

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