Once your little bundle of joy arrives you are overwhelmed with unfathomable emotions starting from happiness and fear to sadness. If this sadness becomes intense and starts affecting your functional life you are probably suffering from what is known as postpartum depression (PPD). But you are not alone in this boat. Millions of new moms across the world suffer from this condition and if recent research has to be believed the COVID-19 pandemic has made them even more vulnerable to depression and anxiety. The survey conducted among 520 pregnant women and 380 new moms examined the depression and anxiety levels