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Dads can experience postnatal depression too. Here's how to get help online
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There's no doubt having a baby is a life-changing event and while it's well known many mothers struggle with depression or anxiety, so can fathers.

involves six sessions along with SMS messages, regular contact, advice and encouragement to keep participants motivated.Professor Milgrom said the treatment was comparable to face-to-face therapy and was modified to appeal to men.

Australia's mental health system to date has not been great at picking up on vulnerability in men, according to PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof. "We don't screen as readily and ask as many questions as we do of women … so the one in 10 is probably under-reported, because we also know that screening dads in the perinatal period is not as great as it is when we screen our mums."

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