There are number of misconceptions about postpartum depression. Some of the biggest one’s are that there is a certain type of women who is going to get it and I have been doing this work for quite awhile. I have seen the most laid back, relaxed, easy going temperaments get hit with a really severe post postpartum depression. Another big misconception is that there is something wrong with the women some kind of inadequacy or something defective about her like a character weakness or a personality flaw and this of course isn't true at all. It's not her fault, she didn't bring it on. It can happen as easily as any other very common Perinatal disorder and as a matter of fact this is the most common problem associated with child-bearing. Because the women is thinking there might be something wrong with her and the public might be thinking she is afraid people are looking at her and judging her. Due to that shame, it works as an obstacle for her to come forward and get the help that she needs, so no shame should be associated with this no more so than just situational diabetes or high blood pressure or anything else. Very important that she knows that. Also the misconception is that once you are depressed, you will always be depressed. So if you’re diagnosed with postpartum depression then for the rest of your life you are going to be on medication, or it's going to be on chart that this is a chronic illness and that isn't so. This is an acute disorder and once it's treated it's gone. Another big misconception is that women who have postpartum depression are somehow a danger to their babies. They can’t be trusted with their babies and that couldn't be further from the truth. Most of the time if not almost all of the time, women with postpartum depression are bending over backwards to try to protect their babies. Now that's not to say that, they are certainly getting a valuation that isn't something else is going on that is of a danger but depressed mommies in general are trying so so hard to protect their children. That is the main reason they call me and my colleagues because they want to make sure they are okay so that their children will also be okay and the children won't pick up on their depression. Another misconception is that this is somehow a western phenomenon. It is not. This has been happening as far back as women have been having babies many many centuries ago and always no matter where they are in the world, a certain percentage of them will be clinically depressed.