Don't wait to be asked; offer help to new mothers – Dr Appea urges families

We're good at just getting on with things, and we look okay," she said."When you see some of those signs, it's just an opportunity for you to say, 'Are you okay?"You shouldn't just leave everything on them just because they are women," she said, urging families to recognise that childbirth places enormous physical and emotional demands on mothers.