What is Post Natal Depression?

Postnatal depression (PND) affects many woman after childbirth, and is a depressive illness that ranges drastically in severity, from just a mild case of feeling ‘low’ (often called the baby blues) to acute mental disturbances which are known as ‘postnatal psychosis’. PND commonly develops in the first few months following childbirth and can be very persistent, but doctors are not sure exactly how long it lasts for as in many cases it develops into ‘ordinary’ depression, which has very similar symptoms. It is[.....]