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Dariana Contreras

ENGL 1301-130

Dr. Sharity Nelson

21 September 2023

Title TBD: A Genre Analysis Draft 1

Border Region Behavioral Center in Laredo, Texas, engages women concerned with the

effects and possibilities of pregnancy, specifically postpartum depression, in 2023. One way they

alert their community about their services is through pamphlets so they will acknowledge and

carry them at busy times. BRBC's brochure provides advice, symptoms, and facts, the standard

information someone may see in a booklet, to understand the issue. Border Region Behavioral

Center uses the flier genre to show the purpose of postpartum depression, a medical condition

women may go through after giving birth. They demonstrate this by tailoring the aspects of a

pamphlet in an order that the audience may follow through from opening the brochure and giving

attention to the most prominent features, which are the title, subtitles, and lists.

The title is on the first page of the pamphlet that catches women’s attention or someone

concerned about a woman who can encounter this. Having “Is It Just The “Baby Blues

Or Is It Postpartum Depression?” attracts people seeking help for their mental health after

pregnancy. A reader can assume what will be shown inside with the title and either stay engaged

or not. With the title, the audience will mainly attract a woman who is uncertain of their

emotions. The woman would most likely expect to be informed inside the pamphlet to determine

if they have this medical condition.

However, subtitles such as “Resources,” “Baby Blues,” and “Postpartum depression”

make the written content easier to read and give it an organized structure. It helps readers
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navigate the pamphlet without much thought and leads them to the information they may be

skimming for. The order of the titles also keeps the readers engaged because of the developed

comprehension the author creates for them to grasp the content thoroughly. First, the title is

shown, then “postpartum depression” is shown with its definition below, and then it is “baby

blues” to show the symptoms; a woman may be curious after reading the description to be aware

of the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression then there are resources which

women would want after possibly knowing that they categorize to postpartum depression.

Regularly, in a pamphlet, people want relevant information, so symptoms with concise

wording seem commonly written. In “Is It Just The “Baby Blues” Or Is It Postpartum

Depression?” Border Region Behavioral Center lists down symptoms in a brief way where there

are short sentences to highlight the critical points, for instance, “Mood swings from happy to

sad,” “Not wanting to eat or take care of yourself,” and “Irritable, overwhelmed, and anxious.”

These are all required information because they are general sentiments one may feel when

dealing with postpartum depression. Therefore, people can quickly determine what they are

explicitly experiencing. The writer also adds feelings to check if you must contact your health

provider. They list down “Severe depressive moods,” “Excessive crying,” “Difficulty bonding

with your baby,” “Inability to sleep or sleeping too much,” “reduced interest and pleasure in

activities you once enjoyed,” “Hopefulness, Shame worthlessness, guilt, and inadequacy

feelings,” which advise you that if you are undergoing these events, you should start being

attentive to your mental health and seeking for help.

Lastly, resources are shown on the last page to direct people to support and to take further

steps, which is part of their purpose. They write down their center, hotlines, and websites, all

with their contact information below them. This is shown at the end of the page, where it says,
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“Border Region Behavioral Health Center 1500 Pappas St. Laredo, TX 78041 (956) 794-3000,

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-(800) 643-1102 www.borderregion.org, Crisis Text Line Text HELLO

to 741741, Postpartum Support International 1(800) 944-4773 or Postpartum.net, National

Postpartum Depression Hotline 1 (800) PPD-MOMS,” to assist those who are now realizing that

they need care and are in urgent danger of harming themselves or their kid with postpartum or

they may have other questions to this medical condition that is not included in this pamphlet or

didn’t go in enough depth. Moreover, contact Information in a brochure lets people reach out

faster for support or questions. It leads readers to connect with the organization and take the

initiative to help themselves.

In 2023, the Border Region Behavioral Center assists women worried about pregnancy's

potential outcomes, particularly postpartum depression. They publish their text in a pamphlet to

offer options, symptoms, and facts—the typical information you could find in a booklet—to help

the reader comprehend the problem. Knowing the group of people they are trying to target, the

center also provides a structure their audience will almost certainly recognize and carry during a

hectic period. Border Region Behavioral Center illustrates its goal of raising awareness of

postpartum depression, a medical condition that some women experience after giving birth, by

organizing the pamphlet's elements to allow readers to pay close attention to its standout

elements after opening the brochure. It's important to notice what genre a community may use

because it shows what their audience may prefer. They chose a pamphlet to get their audience's

attention because they recognize that their readers can be focused on other responsibilities.

Readers should know the genre of a written text to have expectations of what may show up. Each

genre has distinctive conventions such as the title and subtitles, an overview of the topic, a list of

symptoms and sentiments to assist their audience in understanding their problem, and resources
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to provide more help. These elements work together to create a call to action that encourages

readers to seek help and make changes.