Many women who struggle with their mental health during the last few months of pregnancy or shortly after giving birth are unfamiliar with the term “perinatal depression.”
Naturally, changes in the forecast can set off anxiety. Many people find heat waves, endless weeks of gray skies, snowstorms, and long periods of rain unpleasant.
Perinatal depression can be emotionally devastating. The symptoms can crop up towards the end of the third trimester.
Mothers can have vastly different experiences giving birth. Many are not fully prepared for everything that will occur once they go into labor, or the lasting impact of the experience.
Today, parenting can feel relentless. On top of the typical demands of raising children, you’re constantly exposed to “picture-perfect” images of parenthood on social media.