Postnatal Depression

by Heather Welford

A sensitive and practical look at all types of postnatal depression and what you can do about it. There can be many reasons why more than one in ten new mothers experience post natala social and emotional response to becoming a new mothera lack of progesterone after birthdepressive illness which may need prescription of antidepressants Heather Welford explores, mostly from the sufferer’s position, exactly what PND is, why it occurs and what to do. An essentially practical and sympathetic book with useful case studies of mothers, family and friends throughout. This is a book to cover each end of the spectrum from loneliness, extreme fatigue, frustration or lack of confidence to post-natal psychosis.

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 1998