Table 4 Management and consequences of PPD among Vietnamese mothers

Consequences of PPD

- Children stunting in the first year [28, 31]

- Diminished early childhood growth [31]

- Risk of long-term mental disorders among women with PPD [29]

- Suicidal thoughts among PPD women in the previous seven days [8]

Management of PPD

- Psychiatric treatment and care were seldom recommended by health care workers. Mothers sought help from traditional medicine and fortune tellers [30]

- More than two-thirds of women with common mental disorders at baseline had recovered by the follow-up assessment. None received formal mental healthcare [29]

- Mostly limited to long-term management of patients with psychosis or epilepsy [35]