Postnatal depression or postpartum depression affects 1 in 10 new mums. Here, Stylist looks at the symptoms and speaks to 4 women about their experiences.

Postnatal depression symptoms: 4 women on their experiences

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I had visions of driving into traffic, leaving my daughter on the side of the road, throwing her from the balcony

Treat postnatal depression like a physical injury that you must tend to for your long-term health

If someone offers you help, take it. There is no shame at all in accepting support

“In public, I put on my best face. In private, I cried and screamed.”

Postnatal depression: 4 women on how it really feels to live with the condition