Postnatal Depression

Introduction; Being depressed; What is depression? - official and unofficial definitions; What it feels like to be depressed; Who gets it and what causes it?; Explaining depression; What is postnatal depression?; Discovering the paradox; Different theories and different kinds of depression; The baby blues; Postnatal distress and depressed moods; Postnatal depression; What causes postnatal depression? Why me? Why now?; Different approaches to understanding women's postnatal experiences; Trauma following birth; Factors influencing PTSD; Worrying about the baby's health and welfare; Getting the best support over the postnatal period; Coping with depressed moods; Finding social support; Not all company is supportive; Getting support to prevent PND; What has happened to me?; Motherhood and the arrival of self-confidence; Happiness and loss: the paradox of postnatal depression; Introduction; The experience of loss; The healthy grief reaction; Losing sleep; Losing time; Bodies; Feeling too fat; Losing your looks; Losing your 'mind'; Losing my self; Being clear about who you really are; Finding yourself as a mother; Being a 'good' mother: the paradox of sacrifice; Introduction; What is the truth about the maternal instinct; Is maternal instinct a biological drive?; Is there a paternal instinct?; Is biology destiny?; Were you born knowing how to bath a baby?; The father's role; Is a good woman the same as a good mother?; But, what does make a good mother?; Negotiating the boundaries bewteeen self and other; Voices of the experts; Postnatal depression by proxy; Introduction; The paradoxical burden; Women's rage: gender relations or PND by proxy?; What do women expect?; Penelope's story; Wendy's story; Isobel's story; Understanding PND by proxy; Challenging the paradox and getting on with your life; Introduction; Taking control: when and how; Social support; Emotions fitness; Cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT); Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT); Physical fitness; Where do we go from here?; Conclusions; Portraits of the women;.