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Have you seen these great articles on postpartum depression? Each week I am posting links to sister blogs offering excellent information and resources on PPD and other postpartum mood disorders. Here are this week’s picks:
Yummy Mummy Club is featuring Men’s Postpartum Depression: Myth or Reality – New evidence suggests that postpartum depression is not unique to mothers. It can also have a profound effect on fathers. Paternal Postnatal Depression is a relatively new concept…
Surviving Postpartum Depression – Every time I read a post on post partum depression I travel back to the time following my son’s birth. Those days were dark and scary. I suffered for almost five years with depression and rage. I felt like I was crazy. …
Postpartum Progress: Parents with NICU Babies Can Suffer … – We’ve known that moms whose children spend time in the NICU, or whose children are born with birth defects, are at a greater risk of suffering from postpartum depression. Dr. Shaw’s research focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, …
Moms of Multiples are High Risk for PPD – There are numerous reasons why moms of multiples are high risk for postpartum depression. Here are a few: High rate of preterm deliveries. Mothers of preterm infants experience a higher incidence of depression than mothers of full-term …
Coping with Life: In the spotlight – Postpartum depression nearly killed Mary Jo Codey. Nearly two decades later, however, she doesn’t feel like someone who’s out of the woods. Rather, the former first lady of New Jersey considers herself “lucky. …
Have a favorite link I haven’t included here? Post a comment so I can add it next week!
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Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week's PPD and PPP Blog Posts It drives me CRAZY when people get postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis mixed up in the news. Women with postpartum depression DO NOT EAT THEIR YOUNG!!! People, there is a HUGE difference, and we have GOT to get it straight. Yes, PPD and PPP are both on the postpartum mood...... -
Hot from the Presses: This Week's Best PPD Posts! Yes, oh YES! After a week (OK, more than that...) of heart wrenching work sorting out my topsy-turvy life, I am moved to tears by the fact that the Mommy-Muse Blog has been included in the new Postpartum Progress Blogroll! Seriously inspires me to keep on going. In gratitude, I...... -
Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Passed the House of Representatives - On to the Senate! Excellent news on the postpartum political front has arrived! The "Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act," known as the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act, was passed on March 30th in the House of Representatives. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced this Act in...... -
Under Cover: What's Masquerading as Postpartum Depression? So you"™ve read through the signs and symptoms of stress, baby blues and postpartum depression. Fatigue, mood swings, weepiness, irritability, guilt, anxiety, forgetfulness and despondency are high on your list. Maybe disappointment, numbness, lack of interest in your baby and yourself, hypersensitivity to criticism and feelings of vulnerability are...... -
Mommy-Muse.com Favorites: This Week's PPD Blog Posts Drum roll please..... Here are my top picks for excellent articles on postpartum depression and other postpartum mood disorders: Postpartum Depression Screening Saved My Life by Marcie Ramirez - Postpartum Depression Screening saved my life. Period. There can be no argument or debate. If I hadn’t been screened by my......
