NFB Collection
Post Partum Depression
197825 min 7 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Margit Nance
Production: Jennifer TorranceJohn Taylor
Statistics show that nearly twenty percent of new mothers are affected by post partum depression, a condition that is neither the three-day baby blues nor the other extreme, a severe and long-term psychosis. The film shows how family relationships can suffer acutely from the responsibilities and pressures of a new baby, and how counselling and group discussions help to alleviate the emotional stress.
Availability
Subject categories
- Families > Child Rearing and DevelopmentMental HealthWomen
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Family LifeMental Illness and DisabilitiesWomen
- Women > Family LifeHealth and Illness
Credits
- director
- Margit Nance
- producer
- Jennifer Torrance
- executive producer
- John Taylor
- photography
- David Geddes
- sound
- Richard Patton
- editing
- Haida Paul
- re-recording
- Barry P. Jones
- music
- Ralph Dyck
Awards
- Honorable MentionNational Mental Health Association Film Festival