Today we are discussing postpartum and maternal depression, a difficult but important topic to discuss and watch out for in new moms.

Dr. Marian Earls has extensive experience in this field. She is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician, is the medical director of Guilford Child Health (GCH), Inc., a large, non-profit, private pediatric practice in her home state of North Carolina that serves families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

She tells us about her work in early childhood development and mothering, how common these issues are, the difference between postpartum and baby blues, and looking for red flags in the mothers in our lives.