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Let's Heed Moms' Warning Signs

Drew Nelles — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:13:00 CDT

It’s easy to demonize Otty Sanchez, the Texas mother who allegedly killed and ate parts of her weeks-old son, but the case suggests “some steps we as a society should be taking to support new mothers,” Karen Houppert writes in Salon. Even the medical community is ignorant about postpartum depression;...

'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:40:12 CDT

The latest irreverent star of cyberspace is a former Mormon mommy blogger who isn't afraid to write that motherhood can be "awful." Heather Armstrong of Salt Lake City loves her 4-year-old daughter, but she complains that "sometimes it's really unpleasant and you turn around and you're like, 'What did I...

Paltrow Depression Confession

Elizabeth Wolff — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:00:24 CDT

News flash: Gwyneth Paltrow is human like everyone else. In the latest issue of Vogue , the Oscar-winning mother of two comes clean about her bout with depression after giving birth to her second child with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, E! online reports.

Depression Causes Preemies

Julia — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:40:59 CDT

Most new mothers with post-partum depression are ill long before their babies are born, the first study of clinical depression during pregnancy has found. The research, conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, shows that depression, triggered by a natural increase in stress hormones during pregnancy, is a "hidden"...

Britney: It Was All Postpartum Depression

Jessica Allen — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:56:52 CDT

Britney Spears is doing time in rehab, but she's not toeing the line on why she's there. Spies at the pricey Promises clinic tell US Weekly that she caved to pressure from her family and manager to check herself in, but she's not copping to a substance abuse problem.