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In the Uk it is the same thing, and has only really been recognised as a real "illness" in the last 35 years, before that doctors shrugged it off as a problem that would go away. Indeed in some women it only lasts a little while and is manageable without help, but with others it lasts a long time and can have dire circumstances. Unfortunately , it is not something that men get, although I am sure they feel left out, when that first baby comes along...No one gives you an exam in being a parent, it can be overwhelming , whatever age you are, nothing prepares you for broken nights of no sleep and a fracious baby during the day...so it is no wonder that some women get the blues, or pnd...

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