This article aims to discuss how to manage and understand postnatal depression. I will explore how PND differs from the ‘baby blues’, its possible ca…

You’ve had your baby and you expected that the huge changes that come with this might be difficult to deal with at first: adjusting to having a new l…

Postnatal depression and the difficulties it can cause, is now being recognised as a significant but treatable condition. It affects between 10 and 1…

“I remember I was holding him in my arms in the recliner and I started crying, I thought “please SHUT UP!” I didn’t say it and I even remember wantin…

Depression is isolating and miserable, and depression during pregnancy or after giving birth often has an added ripple effect as the whole family can…

The time around the birth of a baby is momentous. It is the start of a new relationship, one that is likely to be significant to you forever. Usually…

Depression is defined in the dictionary as a feeling of sadness and hopelessness, but it is a lot more than that. Depression can manifest itself in s…

What is postnatal depression? Most parents rank having a baby as the most life changing event they experience and many find parenthood rewarding. Ho…

The health service is quoted (The Times Monday January 6th 2014) as saying that postnatal depression is more common than many people realise and case…

What is depression? Depression can affect any type of person at any stage of life. You could be introverted or extroverted, young or old, rich or po…

Postnatal Depression is a depressive illness, which affects between 10-15% of mothers and 1-3% of fathers. It can happen to any parent. Having a bab…

It sweeps through the lives of its victims, not unlike an uninvited ghost; you feel its presence, but you cannot recollect inviting it in and you hav…