People who have experienced depression before are more likely to develop perinatal depression, Ms Borninkhof explains. Presenting with both anxiety and depression together is also common. Credit: SDI Productions/Getty Images“Everyone's experience is different. And it doesn't matter whether you're a father or a mother. Perinatal depression impacts both,” says Dr Barnfield. Source: Moment RF / Vera Vita/Getty Imagessilhouette asian new parents couple are having conflict and argument nearby windows at home while woman holding their baby Credit: PonyWang/Getty Images