Start your review of mothering through the darkness women open up about the postpartum experience write a review oct 21 2015 sharon tjaden glass rated it it was amazing. Mothering through the darkness is not merely a collection of facts about what women experience during periods of postpartum depression this is an articulate and engaging collective narrative of thirty five essays that take the reader through a kaleidoscope of postpartum experiences ranging from postpartum depression anxiety and mood . Approximately 1 in 7 women suffer from postpartum depression after having a baby many more may experience depression during pregnancy postpartum anxiety ocd and other mood disorders postpartum depression is in fact the most common pregnancy related complication yet confusion and misinformation about this disorder are still widespread. In mothering through the darkness women open up about the postpartum experience edited by jessica smock and stephanie sprenger 35 writers tell their stories of the joy and devastation after birth they use their voices even when they are dismissed. Approximately 1 in 7 women suffer from postpartum depression after having a baby many more may experience depression during pregnancy postpartum anxiety ocd and other mood disorders postpartum depression is in fact the most common pregnancy related complication yet confusion and misinformation about this disorder are still widespread