Childbirth brings a plethora of exhausting new responsibilities — but some can affect your health in a good way.

The deaths of two young children and a subsequent apparent suicide attempt by their mother have prompted conversations about postpartum depression and psychosis as the "unthinkable tragedy" leaves ...

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Five and a half months after Kristina Dulaney had her second daughter, she developed postpartum psychosis. One day, she spontaneously quit her job as a nurse — which she doesn’t remember doing. Soon ...

Mental health has a long history of stigma, which has sadly kept many people from feeling safe enough to seek help. According to recent studies, postpartum depression affects approximately one in ...

Zuranolone is not yet approved by the FDA. A pill for postpartum depression led to meaningful improvements in depression symptoms, according to a late-stage study published Wednesday in The American ...

Postpartum depression is the most common medical complication that occurs after giving birth, affecting over 13% of new female parents. But there may soon be a new medication designed to treat this ...

POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. IT IMPACTS ABOUT 1 IN 7 WOMEN. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. AND THAT’S WHY ALL WEEK LONG IS PART OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH MONTH. WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. A Massachusetts nurse who will be facing charges ...

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A new “miracle” drug that addresses one of the most common pregnancy complications — postpartum depression — is one step closer to being on the shelves, new research released Wednesday shows.

Postpartum depression involves function-impairing depressive symptoms with onset during the last trimester of pregnancy and/or the first month after delivery. Symptoms are often severe and impact the ...