MOTHERS Act Passes in Senate Version of Healthcare Reform Bill
While most of us were focused on family and celebration during the holidays, the US Senate was sneaking by a Christmas Eve-morning-before-the-cock-crows vote on the Healthcare Reformbill. It passed. As it turns out, the Melanie Blocker Stokes Mothers Act wasindeed...Senate Passes Healthcare Amendment That Includes Postpartum Depression Screening
This week, as part of the debate over healthcare reform, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment to Senator Harry Reid's healthcare bill that would support funding for postpartum depression screening. Thisamendment, led by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), is unrelated...CNN Health Gets PPD Right
Wow. Not only does CNN.com/Health run a story fromParenting.com on postpartum depression that is essentially correct but they also link to information on how to support the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. No sensationalism. No BS. Just a real story on PPD and how...Women's Websites Push Back on Time Magazine's Take on MOTHERS Act
Here are some moreviewpoints on the Time magazine article on postpartum depression and the MOTHERS Act from some interesting women's websites and authors around the web: Jezebel — where many of the commenters seem to be pretty informed, which is nice. One...A Nurse/Mother's Letter to Time Magazine: Alison Palmer
Because I had to take a break from blogging while moving (which, may I say, is such a HUGE, FREAKING NIGHTMARE!!), I missed out on sharing with you a few more letters written to Timemagazine by some amazing advocates for women with PPD. So I must share them with you...
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.