In addition, PPMDs can affect children’s development if left untreated. There are six postpartum mood disorders: postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety disorder, postpartum bipolar disorder, postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder, postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder, and postpartum psychosis. New parents and their children don’t have to suffer without help. Good treatments, resources, and support are available.
Blogs, Articles & Videos (Recent - Older)
See more:
Don't Ignore Your Postpartum Depression
|
|
Postpartum Recession
|
Additional Resources
-
Postpartum Progress
Postpartum Progress is the most widely read blog in the U.S. on mental illnesses that may arise during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth. These include postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, postpartum panic disorder, and postpartum psychosis, as well as pregnancy depression and anxiety. -
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International (PSI) is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, the most common complication of childbirth. -
Signs, Symptoms, and Help for New Moms
Helpguide.org offers information to help moms and dads understand the impact of postpartum depression and other afterbirth mood disorders. This article includes detailed information about how postpartum depression affects babies and attachment.
Five things you should know about Postpartum
Postpartum depression affects 10% to 15% of mothers within the first year after giving birth (Centers for Disease Control, CDC)
There are six different postpartum mood disorders, including postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety disorder
Untreated postpartum mood disorders in a parent can affect the child’s development
Postpartum depression is more often reported by teenage moms, mothers with less than 12 years of education, Medicaid patients, smokers, and victims of physical abuse (CDC)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that doctors screen all new moms for postpartum depression four to six weeks after birth (WebMD)
This Emotional Life is a co-production of the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit and Vulcan Productions, Inc. A Film by Kunhardt McGee Productions. ©/™ 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This Web site was produced for PBS Online by elephants & ants.
Funding for This Emotional Life is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Public Television Viewers. Additional funding provided by the University of Phoenix and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
