Depression can hit mothers even before baby comes

Experts estimate that one in seven women experience depression during pregnancy or within 12 months of delivery. Photo: TNS

Kate Moser waited until the night before her due date to set up the nursery.

Dark emotions had persisted throughout her pregnancy, despite the 32-year-old’s efforts to be positive. Thus, the eve of her 2014 due date found Moser and her husband piecing together the crib.