New parents are told to expect tears, mood swings, and sleep deprivation, then sent home with a newborn and a "you've got this." For many, those early emotional whiplash days really are a short‑lived ...

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 ...

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 ...

A simple act like walking can have mental and physical health benefits for someone living with postpartum depression. Feelings of sadness, anxiety, or distress are common after pregnancy. In up to 1 ...

Jennifer Lawrence is fiercely private about her personal life, but the No Hard Feelings star just got candid about her experience with postpartum anxiety. In a new interview with The New Yorker, the ...

Disrespectful maternity care during childbirth and/or postpartum affected nearly 1 in 4 women, and this experience was associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression symptoms at 2 months.