Post-natal depression

The mental health unit will hopefully open in late 2024. Ireland’s first mental health unit for mums and babies is due for completion in 2024. It is believed the specialist unit will be developed in just two years’ time. According to reports, this is the final stage of the government’s perinatal mental health care model. […]

4 years ago

Motherhood is joyful, difficult and complex. Malin Andersson has opened up about her experience with post-natal depression only three months after giving birth to her daughter Xaya. The former Love Island star welcomed her daughter on January 28th and revealed that she has since felt “disconnected”, “distant” and that she fell into a “dark hole” […]

4 years ago

The Made In Chelsea star has PTSD, anxiety, depression, and avoidance. Louise Thompson has opened up about her birth recovery in an honest post. The mum’s eye-opening words show just how much she’s been struggling since the birth of her son Leo. Louise previously revealed that she nearly died during the birth and has been […]

4 years ago

This is very interesting. I once heard that a happy child is one who sings and I’ve often wondered what the correlation between music and joy is. Music is definitely a trigger for us neurologically and just the first few notes of a song can bring us back memories from any time or place and […]

6 years ago

She’s so right. Around 15 to 20 per cent of Irish women are affected by post natal depression. Many mums aren’t aware enough of the symptoms to know that they have it while those who do know often times stay silent about it. I suffered with post natal depression after giving birth to my first […]

7 years ago

“What’s wrong with me? Why don’t I love my baby?” Vicky Phelan has come a household name thanks to her tireless activism for women’s health. It was she who first brought the cervical cancer screening scandal to light when she refused to sign a gagging order and instead spoke out after she settled her case. It […]

7 years ago