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Postpartum Depression Affects Surrogates, Too

Mar 24 2019 - 1:25pm
How to Choose Your Baby's Parents [1]

Surrogate Jessie struggles with postpartum depression. Priya and Nil are forced to unexpectedly induce. Angelina and Andrew make a big decision without Marie.

Posted by 9 Months with Courteney Cox [2] on Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The latest episode of 9 Months With Courteney Cox [3] sheds a whole new light on how unconventional families face decisions both during and after the birth of their children. First we see Priya and Nil, a couple who became pregnant after intense pressure from their families. Priya has her labor induced since the baby stopped gaining weight, and she manages having her mother-in-law in the room during a difficult birth.

Teen couple Andrew and Angelina come to a final decision about an open adoption and which family they want to adopt their child. Jason and Adam finally get to take their triplets home, but their surrogate, Jessie, struggles with unexpected postpartum depression that renders her almost unable to leave her house. She decides to talk to a psychiatrist and face the difficulties she is experiencing.

Watch for new episodes [4] every Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET.


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