Hooray for Queens, NY! According to the Queens Tribune, Flushing and Jamaica Hospitals are now working to combat the stigma of postpartum depression and educate moms-to-be, according to Seeth Vivek, the Department of Psychiatry Chair at both hospitals.
The Neonatal Units and psychiatric departments at Flushing Hospital and Jamaica Hospital have created a program where all mothers are screened for postpartum depression prior to discharge from their hospitals, and they also conduct a follow-up evaluation during the first prenatal checkup..
