Family Quote by June Diane Raphael

One thing that I would like to do that I've seen them not do that well is take women all through the process of…

— June Diane Raphael

“There is hope in knowing this about postpartum depression: You are not the only one to experience this confining, crazy making inner chaos within…

— Judy Dippel

Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get…

— Polly Berrien Berends

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

— Brooke Shields

I deal with postpartum feelings by reaching out to mom friends. I became very close with some of the women in my prenatal yoga…

— Alyssa Milano

Protecting the lives of women in childbirth and in their postpartum months should be a common priority.

— Abigail Spanberger

Two weeks into looking after a newborn, you don't necessarily feel as if you've got it all under control. It's just turned your life…

— Jo Swinson

I think it is such a privilege to give a baby its first home inside your body. [After the pregnancy was over] I found…

— Celine Dion

“Being a new mother is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, but postpartum depression and anxiety strip that away for a…

— Judy Dippel

I have always felt that too much time was given before the birth, which is spent learning things like how to breathe in and…

— Erma Bombeck

It's a pretty brutal process, having a baby.

— Rachel Cusk

I'm beginning to perceive motherhood as a long, slow letting go, of which birth is just the first step.

— Sandra Steingraber