Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

On Postpartum Depression

"Seven and a half billion human beings on this Earth..."

On Postpartum Depression

Seven and a half billion human beings
on this Earth
and counting, and counting, and counting, and counting.
Each birth a miraculous suffering.

I still suffer postpartum depression from my own birth.

Each baby born will suffer horribly, and at some point, die.

My question to mothers without postpartum depression:
what is wrong with you?

Perhaps you need to see a psychiatrist!






Article © Ethan Goffman. All rights reserved.
Published in the May 17, 2021 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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