Infertility Treatments and PPD
A week or so ago someone asked me whether there were any proven links between infertility treatments and postpartum mood disorders. Today I found this article from last August (how did I miss this?), about some research on the subject: In the the journal Fertility and...Washington State Legislation on PPD
Yesterday I heard from Christin Jamieson, Communications Director for the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. She informed me that Washington State passed legislation last year that will create a statewide postpartum depression awareness...Another Senseless Death
I just got word from Helena Bradford that we’ve lost another new mother to the insidious illness of postpartum depression. I had to have a good cry before I posted this because it just crushes me every time this happens. This is an abbreviated version of the...Ohio Nurses Say Better PPD Education is Needed
A study of hospitals in the state of Ohio found that most education about PPD provided by nursing staff to new mothers is passive and that there are very few specific educational programs. (The study was conducted by the University of South Carolina’s Department...Does anybody care about PPD in Georgia?
Recently, I decided I would try to find out what the policies are regarding educating mothers in the state of Georgia on postpartum depression. So I wrote the following email:I’d like to find out what statewide policies or programs are in place in Georgia for the...
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.