{"content":[{"text":"� \n � \n � \n �","bbox":{"left":0.147227,"top":0.125773,"width":0.008976000000000012,"height":0.063139}},{"text":"Worrying that you may hurt your baby \n A desire to escape from your baby or your family \n Withdrawal from social circles and routines \n Thoughts about hurting yourself","bbox":{"left":0.176672,"top":0.123636,"width":0.3889679999999999,"height":0.066248}},{"text":"If you suffer from extreme degrees of any of these symptoms, particularly thoughts about hurting \n yourself or your baby, or if you have additional physical symptoms such as hallucinations, \n confusion or paranoia, then please call a doctor today. NOW. Your condition requires immediate \n medical care. If you can’t make the call, then please talk to your partner, your mother or father, a \n sibling or close friend and ask them to help you arrange for help. Do this for yourself and for \n your baby. If you can’t talk about it, rip this page out and hand it to someone close to you. It’s \n that important. You do not have to feel this way.","bbox":{"left":0.117781,"top":0.203303,"width":0.763894,"height":0.11427699999999996}},{"text":"What can a doctor do about postpartum depression? \n As with any form of depression, help is available and only as far away as your healthcare \n provider  contact your ob/gyn or midwife to start with, if that’s most comfortable for you. She \n can help you get the professional care you need from someone who has experience dealing with \n this condition. In the longer term, it’s important that your therapy take place with a professional \n who has experience in treating PPD; the malady is different from other forms of depression, and \n it is very specifically related to your role as a new mother.","bbox":{"left":0.11778,"top":0.331409,"width":0.757953,"height":0.11472199999999999}},{"text":"PARENT TIP \n “In the time it takes you to read this chapter, you could set up an appointment with a doctor. \n Remember, this is a medical problem and it can be serious; for your sake, for your baby, and for \n all those who love you, you must make that call. With help, you will regain your life and your \n perspective.\" \n Vanessa, mother of Kimmy (12) Tyler (10) Rachel (5) and Zachary (3)","bbox":{"left":0.11778,"top":0.461403,"width":0.754768,"height":0.09831500000000004}},{"text":"A visit to a doctor for the symptoms you’re feeling is nothing to fear. Your condition is \n something your doctor has seen before  so you need not feel at all self-conscious. As for \n treatment, there are a variety of options, depending on how severe your symptoms are. Your \n doctor will evaluate your condition and may suggest medication, such as antidepressants. (Make \n sure that you let him know if you are breastfeeding so that the proper medication can be \n prescribed.) In addition, he will tell you that therapy and support are critical for recovery.","bbox":{"left":0.117781,"top":0.574705,"width":0.7565419999999999,"height":0.09931199999999996}},{"text":"What can I do about PPD? \n The first step you can take is to understand that you have an illness that requires action on your \n part so you can heal. Forgive me for repeating this, but it is important: Take that first step and \n call a doctor. In addition, the following things can help you begin to feel better right away:","bbox":{"left":0.117782,"top":0.687846,"width":0.7466999999999999,"height":0.06598100000000007}},{"text":"Talk to someone. Whom do you trust? Whom do you feel comfortable talking to? This might be \n your spouse or partner, it might be your mother, your sister or brother or a friend. It can really \n help to share your feelings with someone who cares about you. Even if you feel you can’t talk \n specifically about PPD, just discuss your feelings and your new role as a mother and its effects \n on you.","bbox":{"left":0.117782,"top":0.767246,"width":0.761585,"height":0.08235300000000001}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.874285,"top":0.90159,"width":0.009054000000000006,"height":0.015819000000000027}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}