Sarwat Gilani opened up about her postpartum depression for the first time after her third pregnancy and the dark thoughts she faced during the difficult time.
During a recent appearance in Good morning Pakistan from ARY Digital, the actress revealed that she really understood what postpartum depression was after giving birth to her daughter Ella in December. She only met her daughter four days after giving birth because Gilani had to undergo “serious surgeries” after giving birth.
“When I met her [Ella] Four days later, and she was having difficulty breastfeeding, I felt I should leave her. [from my arms] Because that would end all the tensions,” he said.
Gilani said she later broke down and told her husband, plastic surgeon Fahad Mirza, that she wanted to harm the baby. Mirza told him that she was experiencing postpartum depression and that this feeling would not be permanent.
“This awareness is very important. If you have strange feelings, it’s not you. It’s just a state of mind you’re going through,” she said. Land of joy The actress stressed that in order to raise awareness, one should read about postpartum depression before giving birth, because the pregnant woman should be the first to know what she is going through.
“Anything can happen to you during that depression,” he said.
Gilani said that in the first four months after her birth, she was in a very dark place, adding that during postpartum depression, people faced suicidal thoughts and their situation became “doom and gloom.”
“Postpartum is a very important topic that we don’t talk about,” she said.
According Mayo ClinicPostpartum depression is a complication of childbirth that involves a severe and long-lasting form of depression experienced by new mothers. Some symptoms include depressed mood or mood swings, excessive crying, difficulty bonding with the baby, intense irritability and anger, fear of not being a good mother, and hopelessness.
In Pakistan, postpartum depression is common among women, with the prevalence rate ranging from 28 to 63 percent, ranking it among the highest in Asia, according to a study. report by Nursing for Women’s Health magazine. Despite its prevalence in Pakistan, postpartum depression is often considered a taboo topic that is swept under the rug because it is not considered a “legitimate” concern.
Celebrities like Gilani raising awareness about the disorder help normalize it and start larger conversations about the importance of providing proper care to mothers suffering from this disease.
