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Healthcare providers, mental health professionals, and affected families around the country are working hard to shine light on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. By Diana Price Six weeks after Ivy Shih Leung delivered her daughter, she was hit with...

Image by creative commons We’ve all heard about extreme cases of the “baby blues.” Just when everyone expects a mother to be in total baby bliss, she finds herself constantly crying, feeling worthless as a mother, and maybe even considering...

Shortly after I had Ethan, I realized that I wasn’t happy about it. That I was sad and lonely and was wondering if maybe I wasn’t cut out to be a mom. I was feeling the worst I’ve ever felt during what should have been the happiest time of my life. We...

About 1 in 6 women experience postpartum depression or a related illness, so there is a very good chance that someone you know is suffering right now or has in the past... and there is also a good chance that she suffered in silence. ...

Having a baby is hard—they don’t call it ‘labor’ for nothing.  And then? No rest for the weary. You’re suddenly and wholly responsible for this fragile, helpless being. Top that with some serious sleep deprivation, turbulent hormones, and the cultural...