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The Arabic word for anxiety is “قلق” (pronounced qalaq), and if you’re searching for this term, you’re likely trying to bridge a gap between your experience as a new or expecting parent and the language that feels most natural when you need help.
When anxiety shows up during pregnancy or after birth, it doesn’t always speak the language we’re most comfortable with. You might understand what medical professionals are saying in English, but when you’re lying awake at 3 a.m. or trying to explain to your mother why you can’t stop worrying, you need words that connect to your heart, not …

Mental health advocacy isn’t reserved for activists or professionals. It’s something you’re already doing when you share your postpartum anxiety story with another parent at the playground, when you ask your pediatrician why they don’t screen for paternal depression, or when you push back against a family member who dismisses your struggles as “just baby blues.”
At its core, advocacy means using your voice and experience to create change. For parents navigating the perinatal period in 2026, this matters more than ever. One in five new mothers experiences a perinatal mood disorder, yet systemic …

The nightmares started three weeks after your baby was born. Not the usual new parent exhaustion, but the kind that jolts you awake, heart racing, reliving those terrifying moments in the delivery room. Or maybe you find yourself unable to drive past the hospital, your chest tightening with panic. Perhaps you’re constantly checking if your baby is breathing, unable to shake the intrusive images of what went wrong or could have gone wrong.
These aren’t just symptoms of stress or typical adjustment to parenthood. They’re potential signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, and you’re not alone in experiencing …