by Kate Kripke |
Moms who suffer with postpartum depression and anxiety feel alone. Almost always. They feel misunderstood, unseen, isolated and lost. Moms who suffer with a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder feel, when they sit in my office, like they are in battle all by... by Katherine Stone |
[Editor’s Note: A small segment of my readers who were initially diagnosed with postpartum depression have learned down the road that they have bipolar disorder. Other readers who have been treated for a year or more for postpartum depression but feel the... by Katherine Stone |
There’s a new study published in Maternal & Child Health’s March 2012 issue about the impact of maternal depression on the health of children. What interests me about the study is that it seems to indicate, to me anyway, that moms who get treated for... by Katherine Stone |
Another in our open letter series to doctors. This OB told our letter writer that her postpartum depression symptoms were just part of being a new mom. I received a call two weeks postpartum from the lactation consultant within my OB practice. I immediately broke... by Katherine Stone |
Seven women who had survived postpartum depression and anxiety all became pregnant around the same time and decided to support each other using social media and email as they navigated a pregnancy and childbirth after PPD. We have featured all seven this week in a...