Post-partum depression

/pˈəʊstpˈɑːtəm dɪpɹˈɛʃən/

/pˈoʊstpˈɑːɹɾəm dɪpɹˈɛʃən/

a mental condition in which a woman is depressed and anxious for a period of time after giving birth to a child

Examples

1. Heather B. Armstrong, the author of Dooce.com, discusses hot-button topics like religion, post-partum depression, and her lame coworkers.

2. My family dynamic has been heavily shaped by my post-partum depression and OCD.

3. After the baby is born, Isagel's doesn't get any better, in fact, she's probably suffering from post-partum depression.

4. I spent several months chronicling the lives of Thomas and his son Alexander after his wife committed suicide from post-partum depression.