Postpartum Depression is on the rise

Postpartum depression reportedly affects 1 in 7 women, but the estimation should be higher. Depression and anxiety get shuffled under the guise of “Baby Blues” and symptoms are often dismissed until the problem is much greater.

Mothers are more stressed than ever

In the social media connected world today, Moms feel the increased pressure to keep up with unattainable standards. We have more tasks and less help than in previous generations, and it is burning us out..

Lack of community contributes to problems

Motherhood is a community activity. In previous generations, we lived in closer proximity to help, and instead of continued isolation, cultures would support and assist during this period. Instead, we have a society that applauds independence and suffering in silence by “doing it all.”

Lack of Knowledge

Some of the information surrounding pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period has only been discovered within the past few decades - new research is changing the perinatal landscape.