Why do I feel so sad when I am so happy? I must be a badmother.
Having a baby is usually a reason for happiness and celebration.Depression after childbirth causes emotional pain and sufferingthat lives side by side with the joy. That is the underlyingparadox and it is that paradox that frequently leads to sense ofbewilderment and guilt.
Through the stories of 24 women trying to negotiate their lives asmothers, Paula Nicolson helps women understand more about therealities of motherhood. Ninety percent of new mothers findthemselves in tears and feeling "down" soon after giving birth andone in ten will become depressed during the first year. PostnatalDepression: Facing the paradox of loss, happiness and motherhoodshows how better self-knowledge and a greater understanding of PNDcan help lift the burden and restore self esteem and harmony tomothers and their families.