I would like to dedicate this article to all those mums, who won't be joyously celebrating Mother's Day – not that they wouldn't like to! But instead…

Postnatal depression (PND)  Postnatal depression (PND) affects many new mums, it is estimated that at least one in ten new mothers' suffer from PND.…

Many women experience the ‘baby blues’ following the birth of a baby. This usually starts three to 10 days after giving birth and is so common that i…

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…