Having children helped my depression

Having experienced depression, Viv Groskop feared that motherhood would make the condition worse. But, for her, family life has had the opposite effectBefore I had children, one question occupied me a lot: what is the connection between mental health and motherhood? I knew the statistics. It is estimated that between 10 and 20% of mothers suffer from postnatal depression. Having a personal and a family history of depression increases your risk. I have both. I have been depressed. Not horribly, n...

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