Gweneth Paltrow's Post-Partum Depression

Gweneth Paltrow told Vogue Magazine that after she suffered from post-partum depression after giving birth to Moses. She stated that she felt "out of her body", "disconnected, "down" and "pessimistic”. She is pictured here with Madonna looking kind of depressing.

Brooke Shields Supports Post-Partum Depression Sufferers

Brooke Sheilds at Costume Institute Gala

Brooke Shields is campaigning for the bigwigs in Washington to pass legislation to help new mothers with postpartum depression. "There is an entire population of women suffering," Shields said in an interview on Sunday. "And it's time, I believe, for Congress to step in and prevent that, and actually save lives and save potential tragedy." Shields has been open about her own battle with postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter. "I had gone through numerous attempts to have a baby, and then I finally did have this perfect, beautiful, healthy baby, and it all but destroyed me," Shields said, and added that if Congress passed a bill on the matter, it would be "an easy gift to give to women everywhere."

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Brooke Shields reaches out to Britney Spears

Finally! I was beginning to think I was taking my crazy pills when no one connected Britney Spears erratic behavior with postpartum depression. Leaving your babies at home, leaving your panties at home, leaving your hair on the barbershop floor - these are not things mentally-stable moms do.

People Magazine reports:

Shields, who suffered postpartum depression after the birth of her first child, says that if Spears – mom to Sean Preston, 18 months, and Jayden James, 6 months – is suffering from the condition as some have speculated, "then it really needs to be reckoned with, and it's very common, and she'll get through it."

Shields, the mother of two daughters, Rowan, 3, and 10-month-old Grier, wrote the book Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression detailing her experience and how she overcame it.