Types of Pregnancy & Postpartum Mood Disorders In this article, which is a chapter from my free downloadable booklet called A Guide To Pregnancy & Postpartum Stress, Anxiety & Depression,…
Having a baby is a huge life transition and for approximately 1 in 7 women it can lead to them experiencing anxiety and/or depression. Less commonly, difficult childbirth can trigger…
When his son was about a year old, William’s* wife left him alone with the baby to run a few errands. She had been gone around a half hour when…
There has been a growing awareness about Postpartum Depression over the past decade and doctors offices now routinely screen moms for it, but I think anxiety, during pregnancy and after…
Catelynn Lowell suffered from postpartum depression after welcoming Nova, and a psychologist spoke to HL exclusively about why that increases the reality star’s risk this time around. READ FULL ARTICLE
It’s 3 a.m. and you hear your baby’s cries across the monitor. You click into mom mode and roll out of bed to attend to your little one’s needs, checking…
Three weeks after their son was born, Zach Kissinger, 28, took his wife Emmy out to dinner. But he ended up feeling like he was eating alone. Emmy spent most…
Emily Keber-Goldrick remembers the moment she was told she needed a C-section. The Bucktown mom initially hoped for a water birth, with a plan detailed down to lavender oil. But while…
At the top of Frost Hill at the Morton Arboretum is a young pine tree with long, bushy needles. It is only a few years old but already stands more…
I think all pregnant women spend time imagining what their labor experience will be like. For first time moms, it feels a bit abstract because it will be unlike any…
Here are Dr. Sarah Allen’s top 10 most viewed blog posts about pregnancy and postpartum issues and rather than having to search though all my blogs, or only see the…
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued a strong recommendation that pregnant women and new mothers are screened so they may receive the right treatment sooner, rather than…