When Sarah posted in a parenting forum that she wanted a second baby but could not stop replaying the months after her first, when she barely ate, could not sleep even when the baby slept, and felt ...

When Ayana Lage got pregnant, she prepared for the worst. She’d struggled with mental health and knew depression could be ...

Is she “crazy,” or is her gray matter just being compressed? Neuroscientists in Spain have found a connection between ...

Here’s what experts have to say about PPD showing up months later.

She co-wrote “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” a 1970s touchstone conceived by and for women. The book offered information about abortion, pregnancy and postpartum life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mental health has a long history of stigma, which has sadly kept many people from feeling safe enough to seek help. According to ...

Postpartum depression can feel isolating, but it’s incredibly common. Here, three moms share what it really looked like for them.

Although postpartum depression is a common complication after childbirth, it can be one of the most isolating experiences a new parent faces. “Here was this precious baby I had wanted for so long, and ...

Like many first-time mothers, Lisette Lopez-Rose thought childbirth would usher in a time of joy. Instead, she had panic attacks as she imagined that something bad was going to happen to her baby, and ...

As Men’s Mental Health Month comes to an end, it's important to recognize a hidden mental illness among many fathers. One in 10 men suffer from postpartum depression during pregnancy and the year ...

Fatherhood came as something of a shock to Mat Lewis-Carter. His partner, Chess, got pregnant unexpectedly and, despite the excitement, he struggled to adjust to the news. When his baby daughter ...

This cohort study found associations between hormonal contraceptives and depression risk among first-time moms in the first year postpartum. Researchers found that initiating hormonal contraception ...