State Senator Pushing Screening Legislation for NY
From The Journal in the state of New York on postpartum depression legislation: "Legislating postpartum depression screening could help destigmatize a threat to many new mothers, and encourage treatment. State Sen. Thomas Morahan, head of the Senate's...15% of New Moms Experience Mental Problems
I'm sure you've all heard by now and all I can say is "Hooray, Hooray, Hooray!!!!!!!!" The new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association about postpartum mood disorders confirms what so many of us have believed for so long....Nationally-Recognized Author/Social Worker Karen Kleiman Sounds Off
Karen Kleiman has written an excellent response to the ignorant Ms. Shore on her Postpartum Stress Center blog: Katherine Stone (and her wonderful Postpartum Progress Blog) has called our attention to the words of Tricia Shore , a writer who, when she isn't...Another Great Piece from MomSquawk about PPD
The following is a great post called "The Shame of Postpartum Depression" written by Momma Steph over at MomSquawk:According to an article in Psychiatric Times, postpartum depression and psychosis are often missed by practitioners. Around 10-15% of new...Postpartum Women Respond to Ignorant Writer
Regarding my post yesterday about that insulting woman who wrote a very uninformed piece about postpartum depression, Postpartum Progress reader Sandra Wolf, M.A. LMFT, wrote a great response:Here is the e-mail I sent this self-righteous you-know-what: I just read...
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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.