Movement is a cure for many health problems and helps when you are hit by postpartum emotional turbulence. A yoga expert explains why low-intensity workouts matter at this time and which ones are safe ...

The transformation into parenthood brings both positive and negative emotions. Whether it is your first child or you are a ...

LOS ANGELES -- A machine-learning model may be able to predict the risk of postpartum depression among new mothers, according to a retrospective cohort study. Using electronic health record (EHR) data ...

The weeks and months following childbirth bring profound physical, emotional, and psychological changes that can overwhelm even the most prepared new parents. While some degree of mood fluctuation, ...

A certain amount of sadness and overwhelm is completely natural after giving birth. Here’s how to recognize if what you’re feeling is actually postpartum depression, and the things that can make it ...

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck covers maternal mental health and ...

Krysten Alvarez was seven and a half months pregnant with her first child when she fell down the stairs, breaking four bones in her foot. Hours later, her baby boy was delivered via an emergency ...

More than just the “baby blues“, the severe low moods and anxious thoughts of postpartum depression (PPD) affect one in eight women after giving birth — including actress Jennifer Lawrence. Until ...

The couple welcomed their baby son on Sunday, March 30 Jinger Vuolo/Instagram Jinger Duggar Vuolo is sharing how her experience with postpartum depression may have affected her decision to breastfeed ...

Lisa Rinna opened up about the serious postpartum depression she faced after giving birth to her daughters, Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray. “I had horrible postpartum depression, but I didn’t know it,” ...

Becoming a mother is supposed to be the most natural and joyful experience in the world, at least that’s what every culture seems to tell new mothers. But what happens when your reality doesn’t match ...