Mothers Cry Too
Recognising and Coping with Postnatal Depression
$25.20
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2013
Summary
In Mothers Cry Too, New Zealand psychiatrist Dr. Sara Weeks, a leading expert in maternal mental health, explains how to recognize and deal with a range of issues, from the “baby blues” to more serious conditions.
Postnatal depression (PND) affects 10 to 20 percent of new mothers in New Zealand and can persist for months—even years—if not detected and treated. Yet many women suffer in silence.
Practical and supportive, Mothers Cry Too offers guidance for new …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143568926 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143568922 |
| Author: | Sara Weeks |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 138mm x 216mm |
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Sara Weeks
Dr. Sara Weeks is a psychiatrist specializing in perinatal conditions. She works in both the private and public sectors in New Zealand.
She is the lead clinician for Lotofale Pacific Island Mental Health Service with the Auckland District Health Board. Dr. Weeks is also involved in research on postnatal depression in Pacific Island women and teaches perinatal psychiatry for the Post-graduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland.
Since 2011, Sara has been a member of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health. She has previously served as an executive member of the Australasian branch of the Marce Society, an international organization dedicated to promoting mental health in women and families during the childbearing period.
Dr. Weeks has contributed to Little Treasures and Parenting magazines and has appeared on television in New Zealand and the Pacific. She is a mother of three and a grandmother of one.
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