Around 1 in 10 mothers develop postnatal depression (PND) after having a baby. It is common for women following childbirth to go through a stage of 'low' mood. This can range in severity from a mild and normal period of mood disturbance ('baby blues'), and the most severe and rarest problem (postnatal psychosis). It is pretty normal to feel like this and hormonal responses have been connected to its onset, even though this might be just one influence. Fortunately, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a form of therapy which can be applied to help about postpartum depression. Read the rest of this entry »