A Malaysian mother's story about overcoming postpartum depression

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that affects one in seven new mothers. — Photo: Freepik

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a struggle that is often overshadowed by society’s expectation of unbridled joy after childbirth.

For Rani, 33, (who uses a pseudonym), the reality was far from the glowing happiness she had been told to expect from strangers and distant relatives.