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When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary About Postpartum Depression

  • 2017
  • 1h 33m
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When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary About Postpartum Depression (2017)
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When The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers thi... Read allWhen The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. The fil... Read allWhen The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. The film follows Lindsay Gerszt, a mother who has been suffering from PPD for six years. Lindsay ... Read all

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    • Jamielyn Lippman
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    • Sammy Smart
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    • David Arredondo
    • Diana Lynn Barnes
    • Vanessa Benson
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      • Sammy Smart
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      • Diana Lynn Barnes
      • Vanessa Benson
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    Vanessa Benson
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    David Bresler
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    Melissa Brockman
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    Joy Burkhard
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    Angela Burling
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    Candyce Carpenter
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    Brian Fenmore
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    Bradley Gerszt
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    Hunter Gerszt
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    Lindsay Gerszt
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    Randy Gibbs
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    Jacqueline Goodman
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