Postpartum

This article explores a variety of women's experiences of sex after childbirth. Explores reasons why sexual energy and responsiveness has an ebb and flow within a woman's lifetime, especially during the post partum period. 

This article shares a conversation with Joan Robertson, a staff person at Post Partum Counselling (PPC) in Vancouver; Differentiates Baby Blues from Post Partum Depression; Discusses women and anger; Women and depression; Child abuse; Changes in relationships postpartum.

This information sheet is based on the 2005 study “From Hurting Touch to Healing Touch: The Infant Feeding Experiences of Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)” by Penny Van Esterik and Karen Wood. The experience of CSA can often impact a woman throughout her life, and may affect infant feeding practices. Many lay and professional women find it rewarding to help other women who want to succeed with breastfeeding and overcome any possible obstacles. There are many invisible obstacles to having a good breastfeeding experience. One of these obstacles may be CSA.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Arabic. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Chinese. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Serbo-Croatian. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Greek. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Hindi. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Japanese. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.

Provides information about hair loss experience by women after giving birth, in Russian. Explains why it happens and whether treatment is necessary.