New research suggests that increased activity in the brain's amygdala during pregnancy may indicate a higher risk of postpartum depression.

Around 80% of women suffer from "baby blues" after the birth of their child. Normally, this is a brief period of feeling down ...

Brittney Torrance and Lauren Robson are both survivors of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder, experienced after their ...

I have now been a mom for a little over a year - and looking back at my journey, the best decision I made for my mental ...

Having a baby is an exciting time in many parents' lives. But for some parents, that excitement can come with postpartum ...

Cardi B opened up about how she is handling her postpartum journey after the arrival of her third baby, in a series of posts ...

At a recent conference in France, a gynecologist reviewed the available treatments for stabilizing mood fluctuations during perimenopause.

Depression affects about 10% of "women of reproductive age," according to the Centers for Disease Control, and "about one in 8 women with a recent live birth reported symptoms of postpartum ...

Researchers have discovered that a brain network involved in reward processing and attention to stimuli is markedly bigger in people with depression, remains stable over time, is unaffected by ...

She told Newsweek that she believes there is a stigma attached to postpartum bodies. "On social media, we see a lot of 'perfect' or 'ideal' bodies—definitely more so than postpartum bodies," she ...

New brain PET scan data suggests that the same protein plaque buildup in the brain that's associated with Alzheimer's might drive new-onset depression Depressive symptoms might be added to the list of ...