How to Use postpartum depression in a Sentence

postpartum depression

noun
  • Robin is in a fragile state with stress and postpartum depression.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
  • Alex is learning for the first time that her mother had postpartum depression and then left.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 June 2026
  • A lot of the reviews have described this as a movie about postpartum depression.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
  • At the same time, more and more women suffer from postpartum depression.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe his wife is suffering from postpartum depression and her mother came to help out.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • It’s believed that this sudden drop may cause postpartum depression.
    — Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
  • These drugs are not specific to postpartum depression and can take 30 days or more to show effects.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Aug. 2023
  • When Otis’ mother Jean opens up about her postpartum depression.
    — Claire Beermann, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Then came the postpartum depression.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Research links low testosterone and shifting hormones to postpartum depression and stress in dads.
    — Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Since then, my wife has been diagnosed with postpartum depression and has cheated on me multiple times.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Not having a mom due to death, illness, or estrangement can increase the risk of postpartum depression.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone is talking to her about postpartum depression and her mental health.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Here’s what pharmacists and doctors who treat postpartum depression and anxiety want new moms to know.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This sudden drop is thought to be a major contributing factor to postpartum depression.
    — WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Women with postpartum depression are busy sustaining a new life, their own life, and perhaps the lives of other children as well.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Studies have shown doulas can decrease the rates of preterm births, cesarean sections and postpartum depression.
    — Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Lisa Rinna's postpartum depression led her to threaten her own husband.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • According to Parades, one of the main risk factors for postpartum depression is having had it in the past.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That is part of why only 25% of women with postpartum depression ever get treatment.
    — Jenn Davis, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
  • Another mother, plagued by postpartum depression, leaps out of the building with her infant.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Women are also screened for postpartum depression and social needs at multiple points throughout the year, as these needs can change over time.
    — Yenupini Joyce Adams, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
  • When my grandchild was born five years ago, my daughter suffered from severe postpartum depression and had to be hospitalized.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Her behavior, as the brother describes, is in line with symptoms of postpartum depression, many noted.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Clancy had at the time been suffering from postpartum depression, Reddington has said in court.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
  • My mother never said anything to me about postpartum depression or anxiety because no one ever said anything to her about it.
    — Jenn Davis, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
  • The picture gets fuzzier in moms over 35, who are both more likely to be heading toward menopause and may be at greater risk for postpartum depression.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In her interview with the outlet, Jenner shared that her postpartum depression lasted about a year after the births of both her kids.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • But he was surprised by articles that said men could experience postpartum depression too.
    — Keith Wagstaff, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • In addition, 75% of people who do screen as at-risk for postpartum depression go untreated.
    — Cara McNulty, Fortune, 12 May 2023

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