30 Aug 2014:
Emily Beecher has turned her experience of severe postnatal depression into a musical. The show is based on the idea that mothers don’t have to be perfect – just good enough
17 Jul 2014: Hannah Jane Parkinson: Doctors are being advised to speak to women with depression about
pregnancy risks. This is not intrusive – it's necessary guidance
Maggie Gordon-Walker: Postnatal depression is serious. A mother's mental health following a birth is as important as physical health beforehand, but NHS services are inadequate
4 Jun 2014: Taylor Glenn: There are so many demands, stresses and expectations for modern-day mothers. Perhaps a more old-fashioned approach is the best solution
Luisa Dillner: New research suggests that, although mothers are at risk of postnatal depression in the year after giving birth, depression is most likely to strike when their child is four years old
16 May 2014:
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, Tania Browne appeals for wider recognition of the risk factors for postnatal depression or the 'baby blues'
A single mother whose toddler cries constantly is at the end of her tether. Mariella Frostrup says she should go to her GP, as both she and her child need help
Illustrator Angie Stevens put down her sketchpad when children arrived – postnatal depression smothered her urge to draw. But her gift was also what helped her to get better. Patrick Barkham meets her
Illustrator Angie Stevens put down her pencil when she became a mother - the urge to draw got buried under a mountain of things to do and smothered by postnatal depression. But one day she picked it up again and found it made her feel better. Now she's got the career she always wanted and has drawn these pictures exclusively for Guardian readers to enjoy