“I can very much relate. It’s something a lot of women experience. When [you’re told] about postpartum depression you think it’s ‘I feel negative feelings towards my child, I want to injure or hurt my child.’ I’ve never, ever had those feelings,” she said. “Some women do. But you don’t realize how broad of a spectrum you can really experience that on. It’s something that needs to be talked about. Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does heal.”
Postpartum depression is treatable, particularly when detected in its early phases.
“The longer a woman waits to get help, the harder her symptoms can be to treat and the longer it might take for her to recover,” Kleiman said.
Panettiere will reportedly seek treatment in Utah.
