Clinton Signs on as Co-Sponsor of MOTHERS Act
I am happy to say that Senator Hillary Clinton has finally signed on to endorse the MOTHERS Act. She joins Senator Barack Obama, who is also a co-sponsor. The markup of the bill, which was supposed to happen on Feb. 14th, was delayed and will now happen this Wed. the...French Study Shows Link to PPD & Having Boys, While China Study Links PPD to Girls
A new research study has been released in France showing that giving birth to boys may raise the risk of severe postpartum depression. (For the full WebMD story, click here.)From WebMD: " … the study author himself warns that the results may not apply to...Brazen Careerist Writes About PPD & Working Women
This is a great post from Penelope Trunk of the Brazen Careerist blog. She writes about experiencing PPD while working, and makes suggestions on what women should know about PPD if they’re the breadwinner in the family. She bravely shares what she went through,...Two New Studies on PPD and Low-Income Mothers
Click over to Karen Kleiman's blog at The Postpartum Stress Center for info on a study that just came out in Lancet on effective intervention for postpartum depression in low-income mothers based on research conducted in Santiago, Chile. After that, click on over...Ask the Senate To Send A Valentine to Moms This Thursday
FEBRUARY 14, at 10am, the Senate’s HELP committee will mark up the new Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Bill … Let’s ask the HELP committee to send a Valentine to America’s mothers by finishing up the bill and sending it to the Senate floor...
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.