How to Deal With Postpartum Depression

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I think almost all women in the first days after birth are very emotional. I mean, things you just kind of cry just for no reason. But as that sort of continues and people don't have interest in the baby it's them who move into postpartum depression. Many women say sort of experience more significant postpartum depressions than men do.

Economist and author Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book Cribsheet with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Oster explores what the data and evidence can tell us about parenting in areas such as breastfeeding, sleep habits, discipline, vaccination, and food allergies. Oster often finds that commonly held views on some of these topics are not well supported by the evidence while on others, the evidence appears decisive. Oster thoughtfully explores the challenges of using empirical work and balances our sometimes ignorance with common sense.