postpartum depression
First Perinatal Psychiatry Clinic Launches in North Carolina
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 22, 2011 - 10:39am (Print)
It's a first of its kind clinic, formed to help pregnant women and new mothers cope with depression and other mood disorders.
Afternoon Roundup: Is There An Abortion Statistics 'Cover-Up'?
by Amie Newman
February 7, 2011 - 6:22pm (Print)
The first FDA approved drug to reduce the risk of preterm birth; Egyptian women are empowered by the protests; the abortion statistics controversy that isn't; more anti-choice maneuvering in Minnesota.
"Man Up?" Man Down Is More Like It
by Amie Newman
June 17, 2010 - 11:00am (Print)
Postpartum depression in new dads? New research confirms it's a very real condition afflicting more men than previously known. For one father, it's a relief to know he's not alone and that his experience is "authentic."
Iowa Supreme Court: Postpartum Depression Should Have Been Disclosed in Murder Trial
by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow
October 25, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
New Moms in Africa Fight Postpartum Depression
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
May 9, 2008 - 7:20am (Print)
Surviving Motherhood
by Pamela Pizarro, RH Reality Check, North America
November 9, 2007 - 7:58am (Print)
After giving birth, many women experience a roller coaster of emotions. But what happens when that roller coaster won't let you off and you can't shake the baby blues? Postpartum depression is a reality for fifty to eighty percent of all new mothers in Canada.
The Non-Existent Syndrome
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 6, 2007 - 7:03am (Print)
Women may be sad or depressed after an abortion, but that doesn't suggest a "post-abortion syndrome," which is based on the idea that the sadness would be absent but for the abortion, and that a woman's mental health would be fine if she'd chosen to have the baby.
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Speaking Up About Postpartum Depression
by Amie Newman
November 6, 2007 - 7:01am (Print)
What new mothers don't know can hurt them. Postpartum depression can have a devastating effect but these women prove there can be a way out.
Pregnancy, Depression and "Please Don't Use My Name"
by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow
November 6, 2007 - 7:00am (Print)
Not one of the three friends expected her life to be touched by depression, postpartum or otherwise, yet it was depression that brought them together.
My Voice Didn't Soothe Him, My Touch Didn't Comfort
November 6, 2007 - 7:00am (Print)
When my older son was born in October 2000, we could not have welcomed a baby into a more mature, loving situation, but between his colicky cries and my changing hormones, I was ragged, terrified, and humiliated.
