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Is Maternal Suicide Overlooked As A Leading Cause of Maternal Mortality?

A new study finds that death by suicide and homicide are more common than “traditional” causes of maternal mortality in the U.S., such as infection or hemorrhage. So why is it that those traditional causes of maternal death are so much more likely to be...

Everyone Needs A Mentor

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

Nearly ten years ago, in early 2002, I moved from Western Pennsylvania to Westchester County, NY. Other than being cities in the Northeast, Pittsburgh and places like Mt. Kisco and Chappaqua, NY are about as foreign to one another as you can get. Shovel the snow off...

Postpartum Depression: When Dads & Partners Don’t Seem To Get It

by Kate Kripke | 27 comments

You are struggling—really struggling—and all you want (besides symptom relief) is for your partner to get it; for him to truly empathize, for him take you in his arms and just be there with you during postpartum depression. For there to be a gaze of...

When Moms With Postpartum Depression Discover They’re Bipolar

by Katherine Stone | 13 comments

I’ve spoken with quite a few moms recently who, through their experience with postpartum depression, found out they have bipolar disorder. Most often they find out they are bipolar because the typical medication treatment for postpartum depression,...