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| | Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Postpartum mental illness falls into three categories: "the baby blues," which strike half of all women a few days after delivery and disappear within a few weeks; postpartum psychosis, a sometimes homicidal disturbance that affects one in 1,000 mothers; and postpartum depression. |
 | | In contrast, family medicine specialists, who also deliver babies and provide prenatal care, are trained to see the interplay among biological, sociological and psychological factors affecting their patients. |
 | | In lieu of a frilly baby shower, I remember wishing I had had a chance to say goodbye to myself, with my friends present--a prenatal stag party, a funny roast, a funeral of sorts. |
| www.childbirthsolutions.com /articles/postpartum/babyblues/index.php (1746 words) |
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