Mental Health Week: We need to talk about perinatal depression
It’s more common than you think. While many pregnancies represent a happy and exciting time for pregnant people and their families, perinatal depression ensures this is not the case for everyone. Some parents-to-be might have mixed, or even negative, feelings about being pregnant or the birth of their baby. And some may simply find it […]
4 years ago
4 reasons we need to talk about prenatal depression
A great deal is known about postnatal depression but little is known about that other wicked sister of hers – prenatal depression. So why are we keeping mum on the subject? When it comes to mental health issues, she is the mother of all taboos. Pregnancy is bumped up to be the happiest most joyous […]
8 years ago
New Irish Study Finds 1 In 6 Pregnant Women At Probable Risk Of Depression
Researchers from the Irish Obstetrics Services in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin have released the findings of their latest study, demonstrating that one in six pregnant women in Ireland is at probable risk of depression. The Well Before Birth study, which was carried out by the Irish Obstetric Services and the TCD REDEEM research group between January […]
10 years ago
“I felt numb” – This mum’s brave battle with prenatal depression may help others
HerFamily reader Claire Murphy opens up about her experience with prenatal depression. She has since had a beautiful baby girl. “Ever since I was a child all I ever wanted to do was become a Mum. The day my husband and I found out we were expecting I was so happy and shocked as we hadn’t […]
10 years ago
Parents ‘afraid to seek help’ for mental health issues
Welcoming a child into the world is wonderful for a million different reasons, but ask any parent and they will tell you that it is also difficult – and in ways you might never have imagined. Hormones, sleepless nights and the general feeling of your world being turned upside down can affect new parents in […]
11 years ago