noun
postpartum depression; postnatal depression
Medical term for depression occurring after childbirth.
産後うつは、出産後数週間から数ヶ月以内に発症することがあります。
Postpartum depression can develop within weeks to months after childbirth.
彼女は産
She suffered from symptoms of postpartum depression and sought help from a specialist.
Maternity blues are a milder, transient mood disturbance shortly after birth, while 産後うつ is a more severe and persistent depressive condition.
Compound of 産後 (postpartum) and うつ (depression), a common abbreviation of 鬱病 (うつびょう).