The Collision of New Mothers and Perinatal Depression in Bhutan

Abstract

The main aim of the study was to bring perinatal depression into spotlight since most of the people in Bhutan are not aware of what perinatal depression is. We also found out through our literature review that there are not many researches done on perinatal depression or mental health in general, so we wanted to establish a research which can be used as a base for further in-depth study about perinatal depression including the causes and interventions to help mothers. The hypothesis of our research is women who are giving birth for the first time are more vulnerable to undergoing perinatal depression than the ones who have given birth before. The main objective of this research is to see who exactly is more at risk to experience perinatal depression.