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Articles on motherhood, anxiety, relationships, and the expectations we live with.
With Dr. Jana Rundle · Clinical Psychologist
Ten questions on a clipboard and a number nobody explained. How EPDS scoring works, what common cutoffs mean (and don't), why question 10 gets immediate follow-up, and what happens after you're screened.
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Are your postpartum mood swings normal or a sign of depression? Learn the critical differences, when mood changes are concerning, and exactly when to seek help. Includes decision tree.
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Postpartum depression can start any time in the first year, and the late version is the one nobody is watching for. A perinatal psychologist on the three ways it arrives, what sets it off, why it gets missed after the six-week visit, and what getting better looks like in order.
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Hallucinations, beliefs that can’t be true, severe confusion after birth: call 911 now. The warning signs, how psychosis differs from depression and scary thoughts, what to tell emergency staff, and who’s at higher risk.
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Can you prevent postpartum depression? Not with a guarantee, but you can lower your risk. The prevention plan a perinatal psychologist builds with pregnant moms: naming your risk, preventive therapy, support, sleep, and warning signs.
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The postpartum depression symptoms you expect and the ones nobody warns you about: rage, anxiety, scary thoughts, feeling fine but flat. How to tell it from the baby blues, what actually causes it, and when to reach out.
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