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Article: Doctors say postpartum depression frequently overlooked.
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- The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2006
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Byline: Melissa Mcever
Jun. 18--HARLINGEN -- The symptoms slip into a woman's life unannounced, just when she might expect to feel happy and fulfilled. Suddenly, a new mother feels listless, empty, inexplicably sad. She doesn't feel very connected to her newborn. She's overwhelmed, hopeless, maybe suicidal. Friends or family say it's just the "baby blues," but it persists and even gets worse. Many women don't realize something is wrong when they first show signs of postpartum depression. They deny it or are ashamed, said Victoria Lee, a perinatal nurse practitioner at Nuestra Clinica del Valle in San Juan. "They think, 'there's nothing really wrong with ...