POSTPARTUM PROGRESS | postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety help for moms

Postpartum Depression Screening Should Be More Common

The Washington Post weighed in on postpartum depression screening today with a piece from Jennifer Kogan, who is a clinical social worker and contributor to the Post. Kogan argues that both obstetricians and pediatricians should be screening pregnant and new mothers....

PSI Announces New President & New Programming

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

There’s lots of news coming out of Postpartum Support International that you should know about: First, PSI has a new president. Leslie Lowell Stoutenberg, RNC, MS, is the Manager of the model Pregnancy & Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorder Program at St....

When Is It Okay Not To Breastfeed?

by Katherine Stone | 38 comments

For some women with postpartum depression or anxiety — not all, thankfully, just some — breastfeeding doesn’t end up being the best choice. I quit, because I had to save my sanity. Many others with PPD, of course, don’t quit. Postpartum...

Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding Challenges: The Connection

by Kate Kripke | 7 comments

I have recently had a number of moms come to my practice because of sudden symptoms of postpartum depression or anxiety at the time of weaning from breastfeeding. Some of these moms have chosen to wean, some are weaning because of milk supply, illness, or pain that...