Study Finds Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Effective For Identifying Women At High Risk for PPD
The Journal of Women’s Health reported this week the results of research comparing three screening instruments used to identify women with postpartum depression during the first 6 months after delivery — the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the...New Support Group & Treatment Program for PPD in Des Moines
According to the Des Moines Register, women experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression have a new resource in Des Moines that offers screening, assessment, treatment and a support group, all free of charge. “The small group of moms that meets weekly is a...Why Are We So Guilty About Being Depressed?
How many women feel like this mom, who writes about her uncertainty as to whether she’s suffering from postpartum depression and the guilt she feels for even being sad when she is so blessed? "Even hearing the words ‘postpartum depression’...Depression Affects Interaction Between Mom & Baby
According to an article in Medical News Today called "Depression Turns Off The Music in the Mother-Baby Dance," depressed moms respond less sensitively and more negatively to their infants: As part of a study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health...PPD Support for Spanish-Speaking Families
Postpartum Support International offers Spanish-language support on its toll-free warmline, at 1-800-944-4PPD (press 1 for Spanish). Andrea Zas Jimenez is the support coordinator for the Spanish Warmline, and Stephanie Morales will be coordinating PSI’s national...
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.