http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/birth Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 31 May 2026 22:29:40 -0400 Sun, 31 May 2026 22:29:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/558/examining-postpartum-depression-symptoms-and-treatment By Aza Nedhari - Postpartum Depression also referred to as Postpartum Major Depression (PMD), “occurs in approximately 10 percent of childbearing women and may begin anywhere between 14 hours to several months after delivery” (Epperson, 1999). PPD exhibits all the typical symptoms of depression, but is distinguished by its manifestation after the childbirth. There are three degrees of PPD that can be experienced by a woman after childbirth: 1) “baby blues” which the DSM classifies as Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood (309.0) or with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood (309.28) and which... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/558/examining-postpartum-depression-symptoms-and-treatment http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/544/an-ethnography-of-water-birth-and-its-representations-on-youtube By T S - The purpose of this qualitative research study is to report semi-structured interview narratives from sixteen parents who had given birth immersed in water and posted their live birth videos on YouTube.com. This report introduces the concept of water birth as an alternative birth practice and discusses the contributions of anthropologists to the anthropology of birth. Anthropologists such as Mead, Sargent, Davis-Floyd, and Jordan call for the narratives women share related to their childbirth experiences, with specific attention paid to women who engage in childbirth activism and “reject... Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:34 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/544/an-ethnography-of-water-birth-and-its-representations-on-youtube