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

Background. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health issue that affects not only the new mother, but also her infant and other family members. Postpartum depression has been reported to ...

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

Postpartum depression can last longer when it goes untreated. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder affecting new parents in the first year after having a baby. With treatment, PPD may ...

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 ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – The joy of welcoming a new baby is often accompanied by another reality many families aren’t prepared for: postpartum mood disorders (PPMD). On a recent episode of Bloom, Yamel Belen, ...

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 ...

When women are pregnant and planning the birth of their babies, those plans generally don't include how to cope with postpartum depression. And yet, postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10 to 20% of ...

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 ...

"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 ...