The purpose of this study is to find out if exercise can be used to prevent postpartum depression across women of high and low socioeconomic statutes.  Participants in the study will be recruited in Washington D.C.  They will be 20 to 30 years old and will have had at least one previous pregnancy.  Participants’ will be assessed through the Beck Depression Inventory and they will get to select which group they want to belong to: the exercise group, placebo group which will have mediation sessions, or the no-treatment group.  Six weeks postnatal participants will be assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.  It is expected that women of both socioeconomic statuses will benefit from exercising.   

*This proposal was written in partial fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate research methods course and is not intended to be carried out.*