Mother with serious postpartum depression, baby blues. - stock photo

A concept photo of postnatal/postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is a mental illness that affects a mother’s mood after childbirth. Signs of postpartum depression include feeling sad, worthless, hopeless, guilty, or anxious. Postpartum depression is a serious mental illness that can affect mothers after giving birth. This photo shows a mother and child on a bed in a bedroom at home. The sad mother is looking away from her daughter. The mother has red hair though the colors are quite neutral in the photo, with blues, whites and browns dominating. Actual mother and daughter.