Often times, throughout this transitional experience, you may wonder whether your emotions are normal or if you are experiencing something you may need professional help with. Please do not feel ashamed or embarrassed by anything you are feeling, as it is often out of your control. If you are questioning yourself, here are a few resources that may be able to help you.
Postpartum Depression
Your body and mind go through many changes during and after pregnancy. Are you wondering if you may be experiencing postpartum feelings? Read more here to find out.
If you are looking for immediate information before making an appointment to seek counseling, please visit here.
Did you know?
According to PostpartumDepression.org:
While exact postpartum depression rates are unknown, there are some generally agreed-upon figures about the number of women who experience postpartum depression annually.
In the United States alone:
Approximately 70% to 80% of women will experience, at a minimum, the ‘baby blues’. Many of these women will experience the more severe condition of postpartum depression or a related condition.
The reported rate of clinical postpartum depression among new mothers is between 10% to 20%.
One recent study found that 1 in 7 women may experience PPD in the year after giving birth. With approximately 4 million live births occurring each year in the United States, this equates to almost 600,000 postpartum depression diagnoses.
It’s important to understand that these numbers only account for live births. Many women who miscarry or have stillbirths experience postpartum depression symptoms as well.
When including women who have miscarried or have had a stillbirth, around 900,000 women suffer from postpartum depression annually in the US.
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Perinatal Population
- The Postpartum Resource Center of New York
- Postpartum Support International
- Postpartum Stress Center
- Postpartum Progress
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Resolve: The National Infertility Association
- Family Equality
- MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health
- Pregnancy Loss Support Program for Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Newborn Death
- New York State Association for infant Mental Health
- The Infant Risk Center
- Drugs and Lactation database ( LactMed)
Associations & Institutes
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Counseling Association
- American Psychological Association
- Center for Mental Health Services
- Mental Health America
- MentalHealth.gov/
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- National Sleep Foundation
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
- Suicide: Read This First
Depression
- Depression and How Therapy Can Help
- Depression Screening
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Disorders
Medication
- The Infant Risk Center
- Drugs and Lactation database ( LactMed)
- DrugWatch.com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.
- Drugalert.org is a comprehensive database with information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.