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Postpartum depression is a serious mood disorder that affects new parents after childbirth, and recent reports show diagnosis ...

Arkansas has taken steps to make sure new mothers are screened for postpartum depression and anxiety, but mental health ...

A US study of 400,000 births found the risk nearly tripled.

I lied to the first person who asked me if I had postpartum depression. Four days after giving birth, I was sitting on a chair in the pediatrician’s office, holding my crying newborn, who was there ...

The weeks and months following childbirth bring profound physical, emotional, and psychological changes that can overwhelm even the most prepared new parents. While some degree of mood fluctuation, ...

Dr. Gregory Popcak addresses the unique layer of spiritual guilt that Catholic mothers often experience when struggling with ...

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 ...

This post was co-authored by Sarah MacLaughlin, LSW, and Rahil Briggs, Psy.D. Many caregivers who gave birth amid the pandemic are opening up about the stress of COVID-19 coupled with the usual ups ...

Author Jodi Picoult shares her take on trauma and postpartum psychosis as explored in her latest novel, "Hollow Bones." ...