New Recommendations May Help Prevent Depression in New Mothers

• By APA
• Depression, Patients and Families, Postpartum depression

Perinatal depression refers to depression that occurs during pregnancy or following childbirth. It affects more than one in nine new mothers and can be harmful not only for the mother, but also for the infant. Despite media attention and celebrities sharing about their experiences with peripartum depression, it very often goes unrecognized and untreated.