### Human:\ncan you get postpartum depression after an abortion? . it's been about 6 months and i feel over emotional all the time. i feel overwhelmed by day to day life and cry at the drop of a hat. happy tears sad tears. i am usually just crying. my unborn child was not developing correctly and causing me a lot of pain. my husband and i were told our child wouldn't be " normal". thus the decision to end the pregnancy. are my hormones just still going back to normal or is it depression? i had postpartum with my first child but not my second.\n\n### Assistant: yes loss of pregnancy leads to emotional turmoil related to feelings of guilt and grief which may predispose some women to worsening depression.