Two Chicago Hospitals Standardize PPD Screening for Patients
Prentice Women's Hospital at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago has now made screening and education for posptartum depression a standard practice. (Wahoo!) "Postpartum depression is under-recognized and under-treated," said Jacqueline Gollan, PhD,...
Tragedy & Misery Intertwined: 9/11 And the Birth of My Postpartum OCD
Today, September 11th, is a very moving day for me. Among the remembrances of what happened in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, I also remember the beginning of what became both a devastating experience and a true blessing in...Dad Admits He "Acted Like An Idiot" When His Wife Had Postpartum Depression
I have a lot of respect for this dad at The Daddy Files, who admits to everyone on the planet who has access to the internet that he BLEW it when it came to supporting his wife during her postpartum depression: "… when Will was born, I was so happy. MJ had...Mom with PPD Needs Your Support; Another Encourages Women To Get Help Sooner Than Later
Here is a mom who needs your support. Go to her blog and let her know she's not alone. And here's another mom who waited quite a long time to get help for PPD, but wishes she had reached out earlier. I love this message at the end of her post: "I go back...
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.