As a new parent, anxiety is a normal feeling to experience as you learn to treat old paths in a new way. However, just as we discussed last month about postpartum depression, there can come a point where anxiety about postpartum becomes postpartum anxiety (PPA). PPA is when a person experiences severe anxiety after childbirth or becoming a parent. These feelings can feel out of control and take over your thoughts. PPA appears to have a greater prevalence than postpartum depression, but is often underrecognized and undertreated.