Post-Adoption Depression: Adoptive Mothers Need Not Suffer In Silence
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Research shows that adoptive mothers are as likely to suffer depression as birth mothers. It’s called post-adoption depression, or post adoption depression syndrome.I have invitedElizabeth Elias, RN ,to share...Maine Tackles Postpartum Depression
The Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP)has developeda Postpartum Depression Projectin recognition of the fact that postpartum depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated and can have long-term adverseeffects on women and children.MAPP received a...Did Brooke Shields Have A Chemical Imbalance?
Brooke Shields recently received an advocacy award from the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in Manhattan. At the event, she spoke about her experience with postpartum depression and about the stigma of mental illness. People magazine covered the event here. Of...Fight for Preemies: How Treated & Untreated Depression During Pregnancy Can Lead to Preterm Birth
Today is Fight For Preemies Day, hosted by the March of Dimes.More than 400bloggers across the country are writing about prematurity, and how important it is for babies to make it full term before they are born. Why is preterm birth a problem? Because it can lead to...
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.
Meet Katherine
Katherine Stone is the creator of Postpartum Progress. She is a survivor of postpartum anxiety & OCD. Follow her on Twitter at @postpartumprog or on Instagram at @katherine_stone.