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Dec 2024
38m 30s

Postpartum Depression

Oprah
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Original Air Date: December 30, 1986 Imagine giving birth and having your joy suddenly turn to anxiety and depression, followed by frightening hallucinations and being committed to a mental hospital, because you are a danger to yourself and to your new baby. Oprah interviews author Carol Dix, Dr. Nana Stotland, and a panel of mothers that had postpartum depr ... Show More
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