“Baby Blues” & Postpartum Depression
Show: Weekly Dose of Wellness
Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of new mothers experience the “baby blues,” but the feelings often go away.
Listen in as Michelle Gentle, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working as the Clinical Supervisor for the Welcome Baby Program at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach explains that about 15 percent of new mothers develop postpartum depression.
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