Postpartum Depression

CUT SCENES

7 Times Movies & TV Actually Showed The Complicated Reality Of PPD

by Jamie Kenney

It’s no longer a taboo subject, but accurate and compassionate on-screen depictions of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders like PPD are still few and far between.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

The Best Thing You Can Do To Prevent PPD Is Protect Your Sleep

by Katie McPherson

Forget your newborn’s sleep schedule and focus on yours. Seriously.

Entertainment

Rachel Platten’s Postpartum Fight Songs

by Nolan Feeney

The “Fight Song” singer struggled with anxiety and depression after the births of her two daughters. To write her new album, she had to rethink her idea of strength.

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Celebrity

Halle Bailey Spoke Candidly About Experiencing “Severe” Postpartum Depression

by Jen McGuire

“I feel like a completely different person. When I look in the mirror, I just feel like I'm in a whole new body. Like, I don't know who I am.”

Baby massage helps moms with depression.
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Baby Massage Can Help Relieve Symptoms Of Postnatal Depression, New Study Finds

by Jen McGuire

It could also improve mother-baby interactions.

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28:  Singer Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison ...
Celebrity

Britney Spears Reflects On Having "Just About Every Symptom Of Perinatal Depression"

by Jen McGuire

“I hope any new mothers reading this who are having a hard time will get help early.”

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PMADS

The First Pill For Postpartum Depression Has Been FDA Approved

by Miranda Rake

A reproductive psychiatrist who has studied the drug in depth explains what it is, how it works and when it may become available.

Life

There’s A Reason Your Postpartum Anxiety Went Undiagnosed

by Miranda Rake

It’s very hard to ask for help when you don’t know what to call the thing you need help with.

Pregnancy

I Thought Constant Anxiety Was The Price You Pay For Being A Mom

by Ingrid Chen McCarthy

I kicked myself for not starting meds sooner, but even decades of therapy couldn’t fully undo the stigma I grew up with.

WHITE KNUCKLING

I Tried To Tell My Doctor About My Postpartum Anxiety, But I Got Nowhere

by Melissa Petro

Throughout our pregnancies, and after, we see so many doctors. Not one of mine checked in on my emotional well-being.