The New Fatherhood

The New Fatherhood

What Postpartum Depression Looks Like in Men (And Building the Tool I Wish I'd Had)

A postpartum depression test for fathers—and the essay that started everything

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Kevin Maguire
Feb 27, 2026
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January marked half a decade of writing this newsletter to you all. But this week is the real anniversary, because Tuesday was five years since I pressed publish on my essay about paternal postpartum depression. My experience after my son was born drove me to start writing, in the hope that others out there might find the help I once sought so desperate…

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