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Post Partum Depression

Directed by Margit Nance
Canada, 1978 (documentary, 25 minutes, colour, English)
Post Partum Depression
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"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."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Jennifer Torrance, John Taylor
Cinematography: David Geddes
Film Editing: Haida Paul
Music: Ralph Dyck
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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