Depression and Pregnancy Fact Sheet

Recent research reveals that more than 10 percent of pregnant women and approximately 15 percent of post-partum women experience depression. An estimated 80 percent of women experience the "post-partum blues," a brief period of mood symptoms that is considered normal following childbirth. Depression is a common occurrence during and after pregnancy. A new mother may be depressed and not know it. Once a woman experiences post-partum depression, her risk of reoccurrence reaches 70 percent. (continue)

Depression and Pregnancy Fact Sheet (PDF)

Resources

Down & Up Show #40: Motherhood and Depression

The Mayo Clinic on Anti-depressants and Pregnancy