Unplanned Pregnancy Raises Risk for Postpartum Depression
A new study published in the medical journal BJOG finds that women with unplanned pregnancies have a risk four times higher than average to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum. In the study, conducted by the University of North...When The Psychologist Has Postpartum Depression
I’m very happy to welcome guest contributor Jessica Michaelson, PhD, a psychologist who shares her own story of postpartum depression. I’ve been depressed since I was twelve. I didn’t know it then. I just knew that I hated myself with intensity, was...
PPD Continuing Education in New Jersey This June
The Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative is hosting a PPD training and postpartum wellness conference in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on June 11th from 8am to 3pm entitled “Maximizing Perinatal Mental Health: Effective Treatment Interventions”. Register...Research on Infertility and Depression Seeking Participants
I’m really happy to share with you an exciting new research initiative about infertility treatment and depression that is being conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health. Called the Symptom Tracking in Assisted...Celebrating Maternal Mental Health Month
May is Maternal Mental Health Month, so as you might imagine there are lots of things going on. Here are a few: The California Maternal Mental Heath Collaborative will hold a press conference, panel discussion and networking luncheon on Monday, May 6th at the capitol...
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.