Peripartum onset depression is a kind of depression (1pts) characterized by mood states that vacillate between depression and mania in which an individual experiences mania, characterized by extremely cheerful and euphoric mood, excessive talkativeness, irritability, increased activity levels, and other symptoms in which an individual has a tendency to repetitively and passively dwell on one’s depressed symptoms, their meanings, and their consequences that applies to women who experience an episode of major depression either during pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth

Peripartum onset depression is a kind of depression disorder.

Explanation:

Postpartum depression is a type of depressive disorder that occurs in the first weeks when a woman has given birth to a baby, it can also happen during pregnancy, in some cases. It is characterized as a period of intense sadness and melancholy, where the woman feels enormous exhaustion and anxiety about the baby and about herself. This depression can last for months and is more serious than it seems because it can prevent the woman from taking care of herself and the baby at a time when they both need a lot of care.