Baby blues a widespread problem, you say (August 24). Of course.
Quite apart from the fact revealed by research that past abortions incline women
to depression in subsequent pregnancies, the media constantly present pregnancy
not as the exciting adventure it’s meant to be, but almost as an illness.
Pregnant women have to stop drinking, or their babies will get addicted.
They have to stop eating all their favorite foods or they’ll get listeria. They
have to attend ante-natal classes or they won’t be able to give birth. They have
to buy an amazing amount of gear including pushchairs that face their
unfortunate infants away from mummy into the oncoming traffic. They have to
find midwives and hope like hell they’ll turn up and know what they’re doing.
And now you tell them they might get depressed. Aren’t you stating the
obvious?
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