Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) is the term used to describe four emotional conditions occurring during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth. These four conditions include anxiety and panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, postpartum depression and post traumatic stress disorder. About 20% of women will have PMAD during pregnancy following birth and Read More
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Postpartum Depression Awareness
Post Partum Depression ASK and ACT. It’s the Right Thing to Do! The Bottom Line-At least 10% of women experience Post Partum Depression: Thousands of our daughters, sisters and partners will experience Post Partum Depression sometime within the first year after giving birth. Post Partum Depression (PPD) is not “the Baby Blues”: Post Partum Depression Read More