05/19/10
Rob Sandler was thrilled
to have a little boy.
But when he brought
the baby home from the hospital,
he was overcome
with another kind of emotion.
He says he felt anxious and
overwhelmed by responsibility.
Sandler had
post-partum depression.
About 10% of new fathers
suffer from it.
Sleep deprivation, stress
and isolation take their toll.
You don't see the kind of division
that you saw in parenting
in the 1950s.
The roles and expectations
of fathers in terms of involvement
have changed.
Unlike mothers who are more
likely to experience post-partum
right after birth,
fathers are most at risk
when child is
between three and six months old.
Rob Sandler got help.
Today he says he is finally
the father he hoped he'd be.
待ちに待ったわが子の誕生。
しかし家に連れて帰ると
別の感情に襲われた。
責任の重さを感じて
不安になったと言う。
産後のうつ状態だ。
新米パパの10％が経験し
不眠やストレス 孤立感に苦しむ。
今の子育てには
役割分担がありません。
父親に求められることが
変わりました。
産後すぐ
うつを経験する母親に対し―
父親には生後3～6か月が
最も危険だ。
支援を受けた彼は―
今やっと 心に描いていた父親に
なれたと言う。
