Help for New Moms with Postpartum Depression (PPD)

By Beta on March 19, 2015 in Post Partum Depression

Just about everyone expects that the birth of a child automatically fosters feelings of happiness and joy in the mother. However, most people do not realize that about 10 to 15 percent of women develop Postpartum Depression (PPD). PPD usually emerges in the first 2 to 3 months following childbirth but can also develop anytime […]

Postpartum Depression: Intervention Critical to Halt Emotional and Physical Harm

By Beta on September 19, 2014 in Depression

Those who give life are not supposed to take it away, or harm innocent babies. The instincts of motherhood and its protective nature, however, can be twisted by the psychological shadow of postpartum depression. Short-term “baby blues” can result in mood swings, sadness, anxiety, crying spells, loss of appetite or trouble sleeping. Its wicked stepsister, […]