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Postpartum Progress
http://postpartumprogress.typepad.com
A blog for women who have suffered or are suffering from postpartum mood disorders, such as postpartum depression.
Recent Posts
O Magazine on Post-Adoption Depression
So I guess I'm not the only one covering post-adoption depression this month. There's also that Oprah lady ... ;-) Birdie Meyer, president of Postpartum Support International, just gave me the heads up on a story on post-adoption depres...
Post-Adoption Depression: Adoptive Mothers Need Not Suffer In Silence
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Research shows that adoptive mothers are as likely to suffer depression as birth mothers. It's called post-adoption depression, or post adoption depression syndrome. I have...
Maine Tackles Postpartum Depression
The Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP) has developed a Postpartum Depression Project in recognition of the fact that postpartum depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated and can have long-term adverse effects on women and ch...
Did Brooke Shields Have A Chemical Imbalance?
Brooke Shields recently received an advocacy award from the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in Manhattan. At the event, she spoke about her experience with postpartum depression and about the stigma of mental illness. People magazine covere...
New Features on Postpartum Progress: Favorite & Retweet
I heard from several readers this week that my post "The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English)" was one of your all-time favorites. Thanks for that -- it really made my week! You have no idea how much i...
NJ Symposium on Sensitive Perinatal Bereavement Care
The Englewood Hospital Medical Center and Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium will host "Providing Compassionate Care for Perinatal Loss and Grief" on December 2 from 8am to 3:45pm in Englewood, NJ. To learn more or to re...
