Moments after Jenna Carberg gave birth to her daughter, doctors put the baby on her chest. "I felt a disconnect right away," ...

Cardi B at Balmain RTW Spring 2025 as part of Paris Ready to Wear Fashion Week held at Palais de Chaillot on Sept. 25, 2024, in Paris. In 2019, rapper Cardi B opened up about the postpartum depression ...

Amaryllis Castillo gets to work at 7:45 a.m. for her job as a certified home health aide. The mother of two, who is 26 weeks pregnant, works a six-hour shift caring for elderly patients, taking them ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Virginia state health agencies are raising awareness about postpartum depression, a mental health disorder that can affect ...

Postpartum depression is a deep sadness that occurs after your baby’s birth and interferes with your daily life. It is the most common pregnancy complication that can affect both women and men in the ...

Therapy and antidepressants are first-line treatments for postpartum depression. People may also benefit from neurosteroid therapy, although more research on its long-term effects is necessary.

This article was co-authored by Nikita Baxi and Robert Muller, PhD. Postpartum depression is a form of clinical depression that affects 10 to 20 percent of women after childbirth. Recent data from ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows that antidepressants improve symptoms of postpartum and postnatal depression in new mothers. Cavan Images/Getty Images A new study finds a type of antidepressant ...

PPD remains one of the most disabling complications of childbirth, which is typically characterized by sadness, restlessness, impaired concentration, and sleep disturbances. Although PPD is considered ...