Postpartum Depression

May is not only Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s also Maternal Mental Health Month. Today, R&J News continues its look at mental health with an emphasis on postpartum depression.  Dr. Sogand Ghassemi with PrairieCare tells us postpartum depression is rather common.

Dr Ghassemi says there are ways to determine if a woman is likely to have postpartum depression before she gives birth.

We’ll hear more from Dr. Sogand Ghassemi about postpartum depression on an upcoming episode of Access Health, which airs Saturday mornings at 8am on KRJB and KRJM and Saturdays at 8:30am on KKCQ-FM.