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style="text-align: center;">Statistics here in Ireland say that 12,000 mothers will experience Post Natal Depression, a gradual slide into depression following the birth of a child. Women are struggling to recognise the need for help and even when they do, they are often too ashamed or embarrassed to tell anyone about their fears and anxieties.

style="text-align: center;">Nurture is an organisation that addresses the serious lack of Support Services for mothers and families battling with Depression during pregnancy, Post Natal Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Partum Psychosis.

style="text-align: center;">Joining Tom in studio today to raise awareness about these issues were Irene Lowry, who set up Nurture Support Services and Lindsey Gibbney, a woman who came through the process with Nurture PND.

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style="text-align: center;">for more information about Nurture or postnatal depression visit the website href="http://www.nurturepnd.org/">www.nurturepnd.org or their FaceBook page href="http://www.facebook.com/NurturePND?ref=ts">here.

style="text-align: center;">tom@newstalk.ie