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Post Partum Depression

My Desperate Wish For A Second Chance At Breastfeeding

Kim Simon | Posted 04.11.2013 | Parents
Kim Simon

I've been an advocate for formula-feeding without shame, and I believe with every ounce of my mama heart that babies who are nourished with formula are still fed with love. Still, I am desperate to nurse.

It's Time To Bust The Myths About Postpartum Depression

Katherine_Stone | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents
Katherine_Stone

We make what is a temporary and treatable illness that is quite common among pregnant and new mothers even worse, and put the future of those moms and their children in jeopardy.

The Real Reason Why I'm Terrified Of Getting Pregnant Again

JD Bailey | Posted 05.05.2013 | Parents
JD Bailey

It's partially because my husband and I already have our hands full, but that's not the real reason.

The Scariest Part About Post-Partum Depression, From Brooke Shields (WATCH)

Posted 01.07.2013 | MarloThomas

When actress Brooke Shields dropped by Mondays With Marlo this week, we discussed suffering from post-partum depression. Brooke stressed the importanc...

How Could Anyone Hurt A Baby? You Know How

Lisa Belkin | Posted 12.03.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

When the crying goes on so long that you will do anything to make it stop. When you are too young to have had this baby, and too alone to handle the responsibility. When the stress of life breaks you so that you literally break someone else.

One T-Shirt Is The Telling Symptom That My Postpartum Depression Is Back (PHOTOS)

Elizabeth Dosoretz | Posted 11.24.2012 | Style
Elizabeth Dosoretz

After the birth of my son, I wore one of three t-shirts. Ironically, it was a faded and loose "Life is Good" t-shirt. Looking at the words "Life is Good" on my t-shirt was like a daily reminder (or guilt trip, depending on the state of mind). I was suffering with postpartum depression, and the sight of myself in the mirror threatened my already fragile state.

Catherine Pearson

Depressed Moms, Short Kids?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.11.2012 | Parents

Postpartum depression not only takes a toll on moms but also may have a direct impact on their children, a new study finds. Kids whose mothers sa...

Placenta: To Eat or Not to Eat?

Mark B. Kristal | Posted 11.17.2012 | Science
Mark B. Kristal

Women, reporting encouragement by doulas and midwives and aided by unverified web information, are deciding to ingest placenta at delivery.

Lisa Belkin

Breaking The Cycle Of Postpartum Depression And Poverty

HuffingtonPost.com | Lisa Belkin | Posted 09.05.2012 | Parents

Lindsey Tomlinson could not stop crying. In the four months since her daughter Rachel was born, the new mother had spent numbing hours pacing her doub...

What You Don't See in My Instagram Photos

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 10.15.2012 | Parents
Claire Bidwell Smith

Every day I take photos. I capture little moments of my life and post them on Instagram. The bright, blue California sky. My two girls holding hands. But they don't tell the whole story.

My Postpartum

Karen Bergreen | Posted 09.16.2012 | Parents
Karen Bergreen

Some women take to mothering the way some take to medicine or painting. It is in them. I wasn't one of those mothers.

Antidepressant Treatment During Pregnancy

Margaret Spinelli, M.D. | Posted 05.06.2012 | Healthy Living
Margaret Spinelli, M.D.

As a psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of women during pregnancy, I am regularly consulted by pregnant women, their families and their obstetricians about whether or not to use medication to treat a clinical depression during pregnancy.

Catherine Pearson

The Depression Moms Don't Get Help For

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 02.27.2012 | Parents

In the days after Jane Roper stopped breastfeeding her 13-month-old twin girls, her mood slumped. She took no joy in the things she normally loved, lo...

UPDATE: Mom Who Smothered Baby For Having Autism Found Not Guilty

Posted 01.11.2012 | Denver

Stephanie Rochester, a 35-year-old Superior, Colo. mother accused of smothering her 6-month-old son because she believed he had autism, will not face ...

Tossed Baby's Mom In Court For Murder Charges

AP | AMY TAXIN | Posted 10.29.2011 | Los Angeles

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A lawyer for a woman charged with murdering her 7-month-old son by pushing him off a four-story parking structure said Monda...

Michael McLaughlin

GRAPHIC VIDEO: How To Cook And Eat A Placenta: Eat-The-Afterbirth Advocates Speak Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 09.19.2011 | Weird News

Lisa Fortin is one of the rare people who makes a living by cooking, but never actually tastes what's in her pot. That's because Fortin, the founde...

Love, Charleston: Hart Writes From the Heart

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Jackie K. Cooper

In Love, Charleston Beth Webb Hart weaves a compelling story of the traumas that face us in day-to-day living -- and shows how strength, faith and fortitude can see us through the roughest of times.

A Mother's Day Tribute from Rep. Bobby Rush, Sen. Robert Menendez, Mrs. Carol Blocker and Leading Women's Activists

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Rep. Bobby Rush

On May 6, on a bright shining day on Capitol Hill only days away from this Sunday's Mother's Day commemoration, U. S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), U. S....

Melanie's Story: How One Woman's Tragic Encounter With Post Partum Psychosis Led to Landmark Women's Health Legislation

Rep. Bobby Rush | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rep. Bobby Rush

This legislation marks a giant step forward for women's health as it commits federal resources to medical professionals who study and treat women suffering from postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.

Placenta Snacking: One New Father's Disgust

TIME | Joel Stein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

There is so much you can't know about your spouse when you get married, like that one day she will want to eat her placenta. But there are two things ...

Placenta Is Secret Ingredient In Japanese Health Drink

Slashfood | Julie Tilsner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

A Japanese company is marketing a line of health drinks and beauty products with a special secret ingredient: Placenta. Nobody embraces the mystery a...