Mental health is a universal issue, but in each country, citizens view it differently. The government may address mental illness, but most likely it must first face denial and stigmatization. Postpartum depression is no different. In China, where rapid economic growth has brought new hope for many, it has also raised new mental health issues resulting from urbanization. Of course, depression previously existed, but it is only beginning to be given a name.1 In the United States, there is a longer history of mental health evaluation and treatment,2 but Americans are only beginning to understand postpartum depression.
