PRD articles
March of Dimes
March of Dimes educates medical professionals and the public about best practices; supports lifesaving research; provides comfort and support to families in NICUs; and advocates for moms and babies believing that every baby deserves the best possible start.
Postpartum Support International
The PPI organizational goal is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum. PSI’s goal is to provide current information, resources, education, and to advocate for further research and legislation to support perinatal mental health.
PSI has online support groups, a Toll-Free Help Line for “Chats with the Experts,” links to multi-language resources, a PSI newsletter, and its website provides support, education and local resource information.
Tips for Postpartum Dads and Partners
Healthy Children
Healthy Children.org is parenting website backed by 67,000 pediatricians committed to the helping families develop optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
This information from this site comes from the nation's leading child health experts and that we have scientific research supporting our recommendations.
ZERO TO THREE
At ZERO TO THREE they are about making connections that strengthen families and improve the lives of babies and toddlers with a nearly 40-year track record in turning the science of early development into helpful resources, practical tools and responsive policies for millions of parents, professionals and policymakers.
The ZERO TO THREE website helps all parents seeking information and support on early development. It addresses the needs of special populations, such as helping veterans and active duty service members build nurturing and stronger relationships with their babies and toddlers, and addressing the needs of abused and neglected babies in the child welfare system.
- American Academy of Family Physicians Postpartum Depression Toolkit
- Brouwers, E.P., Van Baar, A.L., and Pop, V.J., (2001). Does the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale measure anxiety? Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 51(5): 659-63.
- Campbell, L. (2018, February 15, 2018). Healthline. Children Can Also Suffer When Their Mothers Have Postpartum Depression.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
- Pregnancy Related depression resources for providers
- CDPHE: PREGNANCY-RELATED DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS GUIDANCE *flowchart for providers
- CDPHE: Pregnancy-Related Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Guidance, Medication Algorithm
- CDPHE, (June 2013). Nationwide Initiatives on Pregnancy-Related Depression. A summary of 16 Key Informant Interviews.
- National Institute for Children’s Health Quality
- A nonprofit program dedicated to improving the complex issues facing children’s health.
- Maternal Depression: First steps families & advocates can take to help mothers and babies thrive. *a good booklet to download for community supporter staff
Loss of a pregnancy or child:
Postpartum Support International (PSI): Bookstore
Pregnancy after a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death.
Carol Cirulli Lanham.
The Attachment Pregnancy: The Ultimate Guide to Bonding with Your Baby.
Laurel Wilson and Tracy Wilson Peters.
Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood
Karen Kleiman, MSW and Amy Wenzel, PhD
This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin
Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming your Marriage After Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman
The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers
Karen Kleiman
Understanding Your Moods When You're Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness -- Before, During, and After Pregnancy
Lucy J. Puryeara
- Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
- Why I Jumped by Tina Zahn
- Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression by Marie Osmond
- A Daughter’s Touch by Sylvia Lasalandra
- It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, A Breakdown & A Much-Needed Margarita by Heather Armstrong (Dooce)
- Inconsolable by Marrit Ingman
Spirituality-Based
- The Lifter of My Head: How God Sustained Me Through Postpartum Depression by Susan McRoberts
- Living Beyond Postpartum Depression by Jerusha Clark
For Professionals
- Therapy & the Postpartum Woman by Karen Kleiman
- Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives & Treatment Guide for the Healthcare Practitioner edited by Susan Dowd Stone
- Motherhood & Mental Health by Ian Brockington
Mother to Baby
866-626-6847
MotherToBaby, a service of the non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists, is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. MotherToBaby affiliates support and contribute to worldwide initiatives for teratology education and research.
Infant Risk Center
806-352-2519
The Infant Risk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a call center based solely on evidence-based medicine and research. We are dedicated to providing current and accurate information to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and healthcare professionals. We are a training center for medical and pharmacy students and medical residents in the use of drugs in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
Motherisk
877-439-2744
Motherisk provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing fetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents. This is a link to information about medication taken during pregnancy and while breastfeeding and how it may impact the baby.
