Postpartum depression isn’t just the “baby blues.” It’s a serious mental illness that leaves new moms extremely sad, ...

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For some women, postpartum depression can cast a long shadow over what they thought would be the happiest time of their life.

A certain amount of sadness and overwhelm is completely natural after giving birth. Here’s how to recognize if what you’re feeling is actually postpartum depression, and the things that can make it ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE KNOWS MOTHERHOOD CAN BE REWARDING, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE PRETTY CHALLENGING. UP TO 20% OF NEW MOMS EXPERIENCE SOME SORT OF DEPRESSION AFTER GIVING BIRTH. HERE TO TALK ABOUT MATERNAL ...

Postpartum depression affects about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. within the first year after giving birth. It isn’t just the ...

What Is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)? The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an easy-to-take, self-administered questionnaire that you can use to screen yourself, or a ...

SEATTLE - Stephiney Foley is a combat veteran, a West Point graduate, and an immigrant who grew up with "street smarts" in New York City. She was trained to be resilient in the face of any battlefield ...

"Everything just seemed like a complete and utter unmitigated disaster," says Amanda, a biology professor in Georgia, as she looks back on the time surrounding her son's birth. "Our son was a ...