Coming home with a new baby is like entering a familiar space you have lived in for years only to find that all your furniture and possessions got glued to the ceiling. Especially in the initial months, nothing seems to make sense or follow some semblance of a rhythm. While adjusting to the massive shifts…
Perinatal and Reproductive Mental Health
10 essential facts about postpartum depression
1. Postpartum depression represents only one of a number of disorders experienced by women in pregnancy and postpartum. They are collectively known as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Not knowing that mental health disturbances in the postpartum can encompass symptoms such as agitation, anger, anxiety, obsessive thoughts and others, new moms who call our…
