
Karen Sheffield-Abdullah
Certified nurse-midwife and assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing specializing in perinatal mental health and health equity
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Apr 9, 2026
Postpartum Depression Signs Most New Moms Miss — And Why You're Not a Bad Mother
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13:40Terri McGuireHOST
Can you address the prevalence of shame around postpartum depression? Because we're supposed to be so happy we have a newborn, and when we're not feeling happy...
13:52
So I think that we've had more national conversations surrounding mental health in this country in recent years.
14:02
People like Serena Williams talking about her postpartum depression.
14:15
We have individuals like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles who have talked about their anxiety.
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17:39Terri McGuireHOST
If someone suspects that they themselves might have postpartum depression or that someone they care about does, what should they do?
Pregnancy Depression: Signs, Symptoms & When to Get Help
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16:30Terri McGuireHOST
So if somebody in our lives, how would we know if they're experiencing depression or anxiety during pregnancy if they are reluctant to share it because they're ashamed of it?
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So that's one of the things that I'm a big proponent of is normalizing the conversation surrounding mental health.
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23:52Terri McGuireHOST
Is there a typical timeframe for pregnancy symptoms that, you know, it's a mood swing because of the hormones and then all of a sudden like, no, this is something different.
