HRSA Offers Free Booklet on Perinatal Depression
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a new booklet on depression during and after pregnancy (perinatal depression). The booklet contains tips on identifying the condition in mothers and offers six steps to help treat it successfully....Insulin & Postpartum Depression
The Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan is now researching whether there is a connection between insulin levels and postpartum mood disorders. According to the abstract:The drop in the insulin level during the postpartum period appears to be more...
Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka on Being Depressed & Pregnant
I’ve only met Becky Harks — known all over the blogosphere as Aunt Becky from the blog Mommy Wants Vodka — virtually, but I’m a big fan and can’t wait for the opportunity to meet her in person. She’s raucous and side-splittingly...When Docs & Nurses Say Hurtful Things To Moms with PPD
We look up to doctors. We care about what they think. We seek their advice. We follow their direction. When they say something hurtful, it can really strike at the heart of how we feel about ourselves. You’d think that in this day and age medical professionals...
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.