NEW DADS: DO THEY GET POSTNATAL DEPRESSION?
Feb 16, 2022
3 minutes
by DR CHRISTIAN JARRETT
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For women and men alike, becoming a parent is considered one of the most joyful experiences in life. Yet this widespread expectation brings with it a degree of cultural pressure, especially for parents who struggle with problems such as anxiety and low mood before or after their children are born.
Indeed, a significant minority of mothers – about 20 per cent – experience depression in the months before and after their child is born (known as perinatal depression, in contrast
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