British Study Finds Recessive Gene May Be Linked to Postpartum Psychosis
The London Telegraph reports on a new study by British institutions Cardiff University, Birmingham University and Trinity College suggesting that postpartum psychosis may have a genetic cause. The study looked at the DNA of families in which at least one woman had...Iowa Supreme Court Awards New Trial to Convicted Mom
On Friday, the Des Moines Register reported that Heidi Anfinson was awarded a new trial after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that her initial lawyer was ineffective in failing to submit evidence of depression and odd behavior prior to her 2-week-old son being found...First-Hand Account of Postpartum Psychosis
Click this link to read a powerful story from a woman who shares her experience with postpartum psychosis in The Guardian, a leading newspaper in the United Kingdom. (Alert: she goes into some detail about what happened to her, so if you are in a fragile state it...Moms All Over the Blogosphere Write About Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Here’s a roundup of what’s going on out there in the world of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders this week … Cate at 18 Years and Counting is suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety and needs a Warrior Moms Virtual Hug. Here’s a post...To Blog or Not to Blog? Writing About Tragedy on Postpartum Progress
I want to highlight an interesting comment on Postpartum Progress this weekend from a reader responding to a news story I posted a while back about a woman in Iowa who killed her baby and then herself:"How can these stories not cripple and terrify the many women...
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.