Mayo Clinic Minute: Understanding postpartum depression

Depression and anxiety during pregnancy

Maternal mental health

Perinatal Mental Health

Anxiety during pregnancy can lead to earlier births.

Separation anxiety is a normal stage of emotional development that happens once babies have formed strong relationships with their primary caregivers. Around the same time, babies also begin to understand that things and people exist even when they’re out of sight – a concept called object permanence. Since they’re biologically driven to try to stay close to you (the person who keeps them safe!), they naturally protest when you leave. Also, your baby doesn’t understand that you’ll come back, so

How perinatal depression and anxiety can affect new mums and dads