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Postpartum Depression Duration - Articles
Postpartum depression: When moms feel out of control
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Fri 14 May 2010 8:32am
Nine years ago, Chris Loo thought about putting her newborn daughter, Becky, in a basket on the steps of a church down the street from her home, and leaving her there.
"I don't think I really wanted to get rid of her, I just think I wasn't thinking at all," said Loo, 43, a social worker in Flushing, New York. "I started to really f ...
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All About Depression - NIMH Article
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Wed 02 Dec 2009 1:29pm
What Is Depression?
Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. Depression is a com ...
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Fish Oil Pills Don't Affect Postpartum Depression
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Medline Plus
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Tue 19 Oct 2010 1:00pm
Also no link to improvements in children's development, Australian study found
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Although some studies have shown a benefit to mothers and their infants from taking supplemental fish oil in the form of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ...
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The Baby Blues - Postpartum Depression
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Depression Blog ..
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Mon 25 May 2009 10:16pm
It is a fact that a large number of mothers find themselves in emotional turmoil within the first few weeks of the birth of a newborn. Approximately 50 - 60% of women are affected by this phenomenon known as the ‘Baby Blues’.
Approximately 5 - 10% of women affected by Baby Blues enter a more severe state referred to as Postpartum Depression (o ...
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Are you at risk for postpartum mood disorder? - Article
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Sat 01 Aug 2009 10:06pm
When Holly Betten, 28, came home from the hospital after a rough delivery, she had one day to adjust to her new life as a mom before her husband went back to working 12-hour days as a computer-software architect.
Postpartum depression can strike anyone; it has nothing to do with how strong you are or your love for the baby.
Her son, ...
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Postpartum Depression - More Than the Baby Blues
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DepressionFree ..
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Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
WENDY, HAD POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: I stopped sleeping, I stopped eating and I felt very, very anxious.
ANNOUNCER: A few weeks after the birth of her daughter, Wendy's joy turned to fear.
WENDY, HAD POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: The most scary was that I was having these obsessive thoughts, like it went from this over concern for her to me being afrai ...
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