A study conducted on parents in the United Kingdom revealed that mothers and fathers both experience increased risk of suffering from depression in the initial year after bearing their child.

According to a research published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, almost 40% new mothers and 21% new dads in the U. K. went through pangs of depression during the initial 12 years' time period after a kid's birth. However, the highest risk was in the first year of the birth.

Shreya Davé, PhD, of the Medical Research Council, London and leader of the study, along with her contemporaries wrote that the elevated rate of depression in the post-natal period was nothing that should be taken as a surprise.

It is but obvious that post delivery there are number of responsibilities upon the couple, to manage endless things after their child's birth. The relationship too undergoes a lot of stress, which in turn increases the likelihood of depression in both.

The study included all the young couples who newly became parents whilst those who faced financial troubles and also, with a history of depression encounters.

James F. Paulson, Ph. D, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, said that after baby's birth over 10% dads run higher risk of experiencing depression, and the proportion is two times more in adult males.