Editing Postpartum depression (section)

==Adoptive parents==
Postpartum depression may also be experienced by non-biological parents. While not much research has been done regarding post-adoption depression, difficulties associated with parenting post-partum are similar between biological and adoptive parents.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Foli KJ, South SC, Lim E, Jarnecke AM | title = Post-adoption depression: Parental classes of depressive symptoms across time | journal = Journal of Affective Disorders | volume = 200 | pages = 293–302 | date = August 2016 | pmid = 27155072 | pmc = 4887416 | doi = 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.049 }}</ref> Women who adopt children undergo significant stress and life changes during the postpartum period, similar to biological mothers. This may raise their chance of developing depressive symptoms and anxious tendencies.<ref name="Mott_2011">{{cite journal | vauthors = Mott SL, Schiller CE, Richards JG, O'Hara MW, Stuart S | title = Depression and anxiety among postpartum and adoptive mothers | journal = Archives of Women's Mental Health | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 335–343 | date = August 2011 | pmid = 21725836 | pmc = 3433270 | doi = 10.1007/s00737-011-0227-1 }}</ref> Postpartum depression presents in adoptive mothers via sleep deprivation similar to birth mothers, but adoptive parents may have added risk factors such as a history of infertility.<ref name="Mott_2011" />