Shulamit Glaubach MD heads a private psychiatry practice in San Francisco where she treats postpartum depression. Postpartum depression affects women who have given birth and can cause feelings of shame, anxiety, sadness, and mood swings. It is more common in women with a history of depression or who experienced it with prior pregnancies. Children of mothers with untreated postpartum depression may develop social difficulties. There are treatment decisions to consider, with the priority being a healthy mother. Many women hesitate to seek help due to mistaken beliefs that their feelings indicate a character flaw, when postpartum depression is a real condition affecting women of all backgrounds.