differs from postpartum blues in severity and duration.
Postpartum blues, or baby blues, occurs in up to 80 percent of new mothers. It characteristically involves relatively mild symptoms that generally develop within 2–4 days after delivery, last for a few hours to a matter of days, and resolve at most within a couple of weeks. Many women suffer from such a period of emotional dysregulation following childbirth; it typically does not develop to the level of a major depressive episode and is of shorter duration. It is thought to be relatively benign and to have limited impact on the individual’s or baby’s overall functioning.