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• Postpartum depression: screening early, the thresholds, and who to call

  A score of 11 or higher on the EPDS is not a diagnosis: it is a signal, meant to open a conversation and access to support. In the US, screening for perinatal depression and anxiety is recommended at several points in care, and the services that answer are free. Here is what the guidance says.

• Baby sleep from 0 to 6 months: what the evidence says

  Night wakings in a baby are not a malfunction: cohort data describe them as the norm of the first months, with wide variation between babies. Official benchmarks go from 14 to 17 hours of sleep per 24 hours at the start to 12 to 16 hours from 4 months, naps included (WHO, 2019). Safe sleep rests on recommendations that have stayed stable for decades (AAP, 2022; NHS, 2025).