The Hidden Mental Health Story We Must Acknowledge- This Mother’s Day

Motherhood is beautiful across all its stages but, it also comes with certain limitations for some mothers (if not all). There are unique emotional challenges across multiple stages of motherhood and the challenge in the rural settings, is even tougher.

The Hidden Mental Health Story We Must Acknowledge- This Mother’s Day. Motherhood is beautiful across all its stages but, it also comes with certain limitations for some mothers (if not all). There are unique emotional challenges across multiple stages of motherhood and the challenge in the rural settings, is even tougher. In each of these distinct phases, advances in neuroscience and technology have slowly and gradually been revealing the hidden anguish, which when detected early or on time can provide mothers with the necessary emotional and medical care too. Beyond the “Blissful” Myth of new mothers After childbirth, the usual image of a mother is joy and bonding. But in reality, postpartum depression affects roughly 19-22% of mothers in India, with some hospital‐based surveys reporting as high as 54%. Young mothers, especially those u...