Post-natal depression is a common condition, and it's not just mothers who suffer from the 'baby blues'. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that 21 per cent of fathers experience an episode of depression from when their child is born up until the age of 12 years, and the risk is highest during the first year after a birth.
'For both parents, the presence of a new baby is a life-changing experience involving enormous transition,' says the Mental Health Foundation's head of research, Eva Cyhlarova. 'While joyful for most, it can also be accompanied by a significant amount of stress as a couple find their way and adjust.'
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