產後這段時間,身體正在恢復,睡眠被切割成兩三個小時一段,情緒本來就比平時脆弱。2024 年一份發表於《Frontiers in Public Health》的研究追蹤了一群產後女性,發現第一週感受到強烈哺乳壓力的人,四週後回報的焦慮症狀與壓力程度明顯更高,部分人甚至出現與生產創傷相關的症狀。這份壓力的來源不只一種:有來自醫療人員的持續叮嚀,有來自媒體塑造的「母乳最好」形象,也有來自家中長輩習慣性的關心式提問。研究團隊也記錄到,許多母親形容自己經歷的是罪惡感與羞恥感交織的情緒,而不是單純的疲憊。
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