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Stigma and the Strong Black Woman

Chimamanda Adichie calls attention to the danger of a single story in her TED Talk. Women of color find themselves lost and erased when the intersection of maternal mental health and minority maternal mental health is on the table because, among other...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2016 7:37 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, african american women, Warrior Moms of Color, minority mental health, minority mothers, minority women, african american women with postpartum depression, postpartum depression African-American, postpartum depression black women

Kerry Neville: For Future Mother’s Days

Dear Mama, A few years ago, I wasn’t sure how many more Mother’s Days I would live to see—how many potted geraniums, hand print flowers, and crayoned cards I would receive from my two children. In fact, each May, I twisted myself into...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 12:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Bipolar Disorder, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mother's Day, mother's day rally, mother's day rally for moms' mental health. #momsdayrally, Mother's Day Online Rally for Moms' Mental Health, bipolar breastfeeding

Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

Hey Mama, I see you. It’s hard, I know, I’ve been there. I’ve experienced the fear, the love, the panic. I’ve experienced the confusion and sense of failure. I’ve experienced the disappointment when motherhood wasn’t...

Published Sun, May 08 2016 2:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum OCD, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, #momsdayrally

How Do You Tell A Pregnant Friend About Postpartum Depression?

I’ve been excitedly waiting for news that my best friend from high school has finally become a daddy. I’ve trolled his and his wife’s Facebook page for the last two weeks. But that baby is hanging in for more ice cream and cookies. The other day, his...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 7:18 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Awareness

AHRQ Opens To Comments On Efficacy of Postpartum Depression Screening

Important alert on postpartum depression screening! The US Department of Health & Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is conducting an evidence review of the efficacy and safety of conducting postpartum depression...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 10:11 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression Research, Postpartum Depression, AHRQ, screening

Mary McCarthy: On the Mombie Apocalypse

Dear New Moms, You sweet, poor things. If I could sit next to you right now and hold your baby while handing you a chocolate martini, I would (after a brief lecture about how one martini will not make the baby drunk but it may make the baby NAP, so go...

Published Sun, May 13 2012 12:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, Mary McCarthy

Washington Post: 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...

Published Fri, Aug 10 2012 11:16 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, postpartum depression screening, postpartum depression quiz

Announcing the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health

One of the most exciting things I get to do all year here at Postpartum Progress is work on the Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health. If you don’t know what it is, the rally is our annual event on Mother’s Day that brings...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 6:28 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, maternal health, mental health, maternal depression, Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health, moms day rally

Come See Me in Los Angeles in January!

My calendar is starting to fill up with postpartum depression speaking engagements and conferences for 2013 and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to meet as many of you in person as possible. First up! In Los Angeles on January 24th I’ll...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 11:18 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

No Doctor Ever Mentioned PPD To Me Again

Today I’m happy to feature Warrior Mom Christina Gleason, who writes the blog WELL, In THIS House. She shares how recognizing her postpartum depression led to the realization she had always suffered from major depression. My son turns 8 this August...

Published Wed, Feb 13 2013 7:02 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD

Suffering Through A Sleepless Baby

In case you think only moms with postpartum depression have babies who don’t sleep, it was my PPD baby who actually slept like a champ. My second child, with whom I DID NOT have postpartum depression, didn’t sleep through the night until she...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 2:55 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, sleep, babies, ABC News, sleepless babies

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 1: Getting Over The Mountain

I’m so excited to kick off a special series this week focusing on fathers. What is a dad to do when his wife is struggling with postpartum depression? When the person he married or is partnered with seems as though she has suddenly become a different...

Published Tue, Mar 13 2012 4:08 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Help For Fathers, new fathers

A Culture of Emotional Restraint: Asian-American Mom Shares Her Perspective on PPD

Postpartum Progress is launching a new feature: Warrior Moms of Color. It is important to us to make sure that women of all backgrounds are represented here, so that everyone sees that any mother can get postpartum depression or a related illness, regardless...

Published Fri, Feb 03 2012 7:31 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Knit One Purl One: A Story of Postpartum Depression in the 60s

I’m so glad Gretchen Houser, who is 70, reached out to me last week. She remembers keenly what it was like to have postpartum depression in the 60s, when there was no diagnosis and no support. She had to find a way to get through it on her own....

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 6:00 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Realizing I Needed Help for Postpartum Anxiety

[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Katie Collins. With a history of anxiety, she knew she might experience a postpartum mood and anxiety disorder, but it wasn’t until the birth of her second child that things spiraled out...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2016 11:20 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, anxiety disorder, guest post

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Stigma and the Strong Black Woman

Kerry Neville: For Future Mother’s Days

Kelly Bauer: Meeting the Mother I Am

How Do You Tell A Pregnant Friend About Postpartum Depression?

AHRQ Opens To Comments On Efficacy of Postpartum Depression Screening

Mary McCarthy: On the Mombie Apocalypse

Washington Post: Postpartum Depression Screening Should Be More Common

Announcing the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health

Come See Me in Los Angeles in January!

No Doctor Ever Mentioned PPD To Me Again

Suffering Through A Sleepless Baby

Dads Speak Out on Postpartum Depression, Part 1: Getting Over The Mountain

A Culture of Emotional Restraint: Asian-American Mom Shares Her Perspective on PPD

Knit One Purl One: A Story of Postpartum Depression in the 60s

Realizing I Needed Help for Postpartum Anxiety