postpartum depression

Noun

Meaning

postpartum depression (countable and uncountable, plural postpartum depressions)

(psychiatry) Depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.
Synonyms: postnatal depression, (ellipsis) postpartum, (initialism) PPD

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Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth. Richard J. Codey

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price. Mika Brzezinski

Postpartum depression made Hayden "stronger" Source: Internet

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