Just Back From PSI Conference

Last week I went to Postpartum Support International’s annual conference on postpartum mood disorders. As usual, I’m so glad I went. It is very exciting to see so many women in one place who are so committed to working towards better education, treatment...

NJ Catholic Churches Launch PPD Program

A few weeks ago, the Catholic Church in New Jersey announced a statewide program to educate priests and parishioners about postpartum depression. The program was unveiled during a news conference in Newark that brought together Archbishop John J. Myers, community...

Feisty PPD Segment on This Morning's FOX

I planned to tell you that a PPD segment was going to air this Friday on FOX so you could be ready to watch, but unfortunately it got moved up to this morning, so I missed it and you may have too. Anyway, it appeared on the nationally syndicated "Morning Show...

War Wives At Greater Risk for PPD

Staff writer Denise Gellene of the Los Angeles Times reports on research finding that women married to deployed soldiers are at a much higher risk for experiencing postpartum depression: "Women with spouses on military deployment during their pregnancies face a...