This site tells you where to find help and how to help someone who is grieving. Dr. Ros Taylor answered questions on death and bereavement. Mental Health - Your rights This page is a rough guide to your rights under the Mental Health Act 1983. BBC Mental Health - helping you to understand This site aims to help you understand the range of mental health conditions, promote positive emotional health, and provide information and resources for getting help and treatment. The fact that a patient can tell their doctor anything in confidence is the foundation of the trust that is needed in a patient-doctor relationship.
Most women get what is often called the 'baby blues' during the first week after childbirth.
Symptoms include feeling emotional and irrational, bursting into tears for no apparent reason, feeling irritable or touchy or feeling depressed or anxious. These symptoms are probably due to the sudden hormone and chemical changes which happen in your body after childbirth. Find on the Parenting site a list of organisations that can give support to mothers suffering from postnatal depression. The BBC is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites. Always consult your own GP if you're in any way concerned about your health.