Women, especially in Africa, are expected to be strong, to bear it all, and to know what to do when it comes to motherhood. In 2022, a study by the National Institutes of Health showed that 24% of nursing mothers in East African countries suffered from postpartum depression. The most worrying part is that the majority of these women don’t even know that those lingering feelings of sadness, confusion, and anger are actually pointing to PPD.  Don’t get me wrong, babies are cute