Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third ...

Giving birth can bring joy or even depression for some mothers. “I am the parent but they are the teacher,” said Cambria ...

Similarly, the comedian and actress talked about her postpartum depression and the person who assisted her through it, who was none other than Drew Barrymore. Cummings appeared on Barrymore’s ...

On the Thursday, Jan. 16 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Cummings shared that she was in "deep throes of postpartum depression," when she was offered to appear on the revival game show ...

Nearly 300 new genetic variants have been linked to depression, according to a new study that included a large sample of nearly 5 million people. The international team, led by researchers at the ...

New genetic risk factors for depression have been identified across all major global populations for the first time, allowing scientists to predict risk of depression regardless of ethnicity.

“I began to understand I was experiencing postpartum anxiety and depression centered around feeding and fueled by a lack of sleep,” she says. Mendelsohn is not alone in both postpartum experience ...

Speaking on the 'Sunday Sports Club' podcast, she explained: "I have had periods of my life where I truly believe I was experiencing postpartum. "I know with Wyatt that I had severe baby blues. We ...

that we use the same word, 'depression,' to describe how a kid feels when it rains on his birthday and to describe how somebody feels the minute before they commit suicide." To address this ...

The words "calm down" are worse than unhelpful ... underscores racial disparity in maternal death rates Study: Prenatal depression may lead to cardiovascular disease after childbirth For ...

Postpartum or perinatal depression is a form of depression that occurs following the birth of a baby. It’s a relatively common but serious medical condition. Postpartum or perinatal depression ...