Rep. Frances Holk-Jones, R-Foley, laughing on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. The chamber unanimously passed Holk-Jones' ...

As she talked with fellow parents, state Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler was often struck by the reactions she’d draw after describing her work on a bill to address postpartum depression. “They would say, ‘I ...

New research explores whether routine hormonal contraception after childbirth may be quietly fueling a rise in postpartum depression — and what it means for millions of mothers. Study: Postpartum ...

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 ...

What Are Perinatal Anxiety and Postpartum Anxiety? Perinatal anxiety is anxiety that happens at any time from when you become pregnant until about a year after you give birth. Within this, new parents ...

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 ...

Dr Elsie Abakisi, a Senior Specialist at the Department of Psychiatry at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has called for vigorous intervention strategies to control the surging trend of depression among ...

Source: Photo from Tubarones Photography on Pexels. Postpartum depression—the depression that occurs in a mother after a child is born—is common. CDC statistics suggest postpartum depression affects ...