Life with a newborn is challenging. It requires around-the-clock care and functioning with little sleep while the birthing parent recovers from significant physical and hormonal changes. Most people ...

The baby blues are mild mood changes in the first few days after birth. They usually resolve within 2 weeks. Postpartum depression (PPD) is more intense and lasts longer, sometimes up to 1 year after ...

The days after childbirth are often described as joyful. But for many new mothers, this phase can feel confusing, overwhelming, and emotionally draining. Mood swings, sudden crying spells, anxiety, ...

Journalist Jacqueline Mendelsohn experienced mood swings and random bouts of crying with her first child. “I remember bursting into tears as I brought my daughter home and walked through the front ...