Weekly Dose of Wellness

Weekly Dose of Wellness


“Baby Blues” & Postpartum Depression

May 08, 2017

Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of new mothers experience the “baby blues,” but the feelings often go away. Listen in as Michelle Gentle, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working as the Clinical Supervisor for the Welcome Baby Program at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach explains that about 15 percent of new mothers develop postpartum depression.