Postpartum Depression and the Meaning of Motherhood: Exploring the Role of Contrast and Expectations

Postpartum depression affects between 10 - 15% of all mothers within the first year after giving birth (Dietz, 2007; Epperson, 1999).  Studies that have focused on women\'s experiences of postpartum depression have found similar in experience of contrast between women\'s expectations of mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leslie, Elizabeth
Other Authors: Human Development
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2013
Subjects:
PPD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23173