Up to 20 per cent of NZ women suffer postnatal depression.Photo / Thinkstock
Up to 20 per cent of NZ women suffer postnatal depression.Photo / Thinkstock
Around 10 to 20 per cent of New Zealand women will suffer some form of postnatal depression (PND) and some dads will cop a dose too. And up to 80 per cent of women go through a thing called 'third day blues,' a totally normal, short, hormone-induced condition following childbirth.
New Zealand psychiatrist and PND expert, Dr Sara Weeks, says it's time for women to stop suffering in silence and has penned a new book, Mothers Cry Too, to try and raise awareness of PND.
Life & Style Editor Nicky Park spoke to Dr Sara this week (check out the video here) and then she hopped online to answer all your questions. Have a scroll through the transcript below.
