postpartum depletion

Study suggests new dads should be tested for postpartum depression

Study suggests new dads should be tested for postpartum depression

After welcoming a baby into the world, it can stir up a range of powerful emotions for new parents Postpartum depression (PPD) affects anywhere between 5.0 per cent and 56.1 per cent of pregnant women worldwide. It is characterised by persistent low emotion in the puerperium, which may impact the new mother’s quality of life […]

2 years ago

Post-natal depletion affects mothers for up to a decade after giving birth

Post-natal depletion affects mothers for up to a decade after giving birth

Growing a baby from conception to birth is no easy feat. Apart from the actual baby, us mums also grow an entirely new organ – the placenta – as part of the process, and then have to go through the ordeal that is labour and birth, before our bodies are once again just our own. […]

5 years ago