The postpartum period is noted as the most sensitive (sensitivus - sensitive) and is considered as a time of high risk for various mental disorders. One such emotional disorder is postnatal depression. Depression (from Latin - suppression, oppression) is an affective state characterized by a negative emotional background, pathologically low mood (hypotymia) with a pessimistic assessment of oneself and one’s position in the surrounding reality, decreased motivation, inhibition of intellectual and motor activity.B. Chalmers defines postnatal depression as a state of “despondency, despair, emptiness, indifference to everything, which appears in women some time after childbirth and lasts from 3 days to several months, and can last for several years” [Badjedahl-Sriindlund, 1999, p.203]. 50 – 60% of women after childbirth suffer from depression to one degree or another. Women experience the following symptoms: sudden, seemingly inexplicable tears; fatigue, lethargy, exhaustion, anxiety, drowsiness appear; nervousness, increased feeling of fear; a strong need for psychological support and consolation; stomach upsets; low appetite, feelings of guilt (“I’m a bad mother”), etc. The causes of postnatal depression are different. These disorders appear as a result of hormonal changes, increased physical activity, individual characteristics, and personal transformations during the period of adaptation to new socio-psychological conditions. The hormonal background in the body is directly related to the emotional state and psychological factors. Psychological factors have a direct impact on the mother’s condition after childbirth. The birth of a child is a period of global changes in both the biological and life cycle associated with the emergence of a new social role. Immediately after childbirth, the hormonal balance is disrupted. Protesterones and estrogens (female sex hormones), which were produced in large quantities by the ovary and placenta during pregnancy, begin to decrease after childbirth, gradually returning to pre-pregnancy levels. Changes in hormonal state, which usually stabilize during the first week after childbirth, have a strong impact on the nervous system, affecting the well-being, mood and psycho-emotional state of a woman. Of course, everything also depends on the personal characteristics, character of the woman and her ability to react to what is happening around her. The physical state after childbirth can also be considered as one of the factors of despondency (for example, the presence of postoperative stitches, fatigue, difficulties with the toilet, etc.) The condition is also associated with body image acceptance after childbirth. Women who are afraid of losing a thin waist, worry about the condition of their figure, are painfully aware of the appearance of a sagging belly, and worry that they will never be able to restore their previous shape. Research by G.G. Filippova’s study of a woman’s attitude towards motherhood proves that a woman’s condition after childbirth largely depends on how she perceives herself in the role of a mother, how ready she is to accept a new social role [G.G. Filippova, 1999]. If a woman is captured by myths about romantic motherhood and has an idealistic idea of ​​a child and caring for him, then the likelihood of losing emotional balance increases. Thus, postnatal depression is also associated with difficulties in mastering the maternal role. R. Lef studied the concepts of motherhood and mothers' reactions to events occurring after childbirth. Research has shown that women can be divided into two groups: “helping mothers” and “regulating mothers” [Badjedahl-Sriindlund, 1999]. The first group includes women who are focused on natural childbirth and consider the child as the center of their whole life. They can only become depressed if +79137259380