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, ...

Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill hope a nationwide study combining life experiences and at-home blood samples will one day help ...

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 ...

MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – When thinking about postpartum depression, the focus is often on mothers. But fathers and partners can also experience postpartum depression – sometimes without even ...

Postpartum depression can start within a year after delivery and last over 2 weeks. Symptoms may include hopelessness, guilt, sleep or appetite changes, and trouble connecting with your baby. Hormone ...

This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in ...

July is Postpartum Changes Awareness Month, and experts say postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 women after giving birth.

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 ...

Therapy and antidepressants are first-line treatments for postpartum depression. People may also benefit from neurosteroid therapy, although more research on its long-term effects is necessary.

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 ...