Researchers at Ohio University are trying to improve access to mental health care for rural moms experiencing postpartum depression. It affects an estimated 13 to 20% of new moms, but only about half ...

"The findings of this randomized clinical trial suggest that the current lack of support for postpartum transitions to primary care is a missed opportunity to improve recently pregnant individual’s ...

Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

The first weeks after birth are a blur of sleepless nights, healing, and overwhelming emotions. For many new moms, postpartum is a time when they need the most support—yet in the U.S., it’s often when ...

Pregnant women who aren’t White are more likely to experience symptoms of postpartum depression and less likely to receive mental healthcare for those symptoms, say the results of several single-state ...

Many new parents don’t get the emotional or medical support they need after giving birth, a third annual "State of Maternal Health" study finds. A single six-week postpartum checkup often isn't enough ...

Becoming a mother is supposed to be the most natural and joyful experience in the world, at least that’s what every culture seems to tell new mothers. But what happens when your reality doesn’t match ...

Mother feeling postpartum depression with baby in her arms. Many women suffer from postpartum blues after giving birth. In fact, it is estimated that 50-80% of mothers suffer from the "baby blues".

Most pregnant people are in regular touch with their maternity care providers over the course of nine months, with ever-more-frequent visits, tests, and scans as their due date nears. For many ...

In the past decade, the rate of postpartum mood disorders has doubled nationwide. In Colorado, a village of nonprofits, hospitals, and researchers are working to change that. Over the next few weeks, ...

“Policies that require and reimburse universal mental health screening at postpartum visits, ensure connection to care, reduce gaps in postpartum insurance coverage, and require clinician training in ...