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What if the crushing fatigue, the anxiety, the brain fog, and the constant crying aren’t mental health issues at all—but signs your client’s body is depleted and screaming for help? 

The truth is; Postpartum depression  symptoms mimic postpartum iron deficiencies and postpartum anemia.

This episode takes a bold look at one of the most underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and easily missed causes of postpartum “depression”: anemia. We’re breaking down how iron deficiency, B12, and folate depletion can mimic mental illness in postpartum women, and how so many providers are missing the signs. If you're a postpartum provider, doula, midwife, nurse, or any practitioner supporting postpartum women—you cannot afford to overlook this conversation. We’re talking labs, clinical clues, testing gaps, and holistic strategies to support deep, root-cause healing.

Check out the episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/is-it-postpartum-depression-or-postpartum-anemia-ep-212/

Key Time Stamps: 

• 00:00 – The misdiagnosis of postpartum depression
• 01:40 – What is anemia, and how is it connected to postpartum?
• 03:19 – Overlapping symptoms of anemia and depression
• 06:05 – Ferritin levels and common signs of deficiency
• 07:27 – Maranda’s personal story of missed anemia
• 09:23 – Why most checkups aren’t helping moms
• 10:43 – What labs to run + strategies for healing
• 13:09 – Iron absorption + practical supplementation tools
• 15:00 – Signs to look for when “depression” isn’t depression
• 15:35 – MTHFR, genetics, and what really matters
• 16:36 – Empowering providers to support real postpartum healing
  
  

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