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Welcome to Postpartum Health Alliance |
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You are not alone!  You are not alone! Please visit the Upcoming Events page and learn about the August conference scheduled in Los Angeles. Education credits are available for health professionals. Share information about this conference with pediatricians, ob-gyns, therapists, lactation specialists, birth educators, anybody you know who cares about and interact with new mothers. |
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Get Help Now
 If you are thinking about hurting yourself or your baby, please get help right away.
- Call a suicide hotline (free)
- Go to a hospital emergency room
- Call your obstetrician or primary care provider
- If you have a mental health provider, call their emergency number
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By Sharon L. Jones When people talk about postpartum depression, it’s usually because there is a particularly disturbing case in the news. A pastor’s wife tries to drown her two young daughters. What a monster! An anonymous woman writes Dear Abby that she has a baby she doesn’t want and worries she might hurt. What is wrong with her! Send me that baby!
A woman shoots herself to death in a supermarket parking lot while her husband cares for their baby at home. How could she abandon them? How selfish. The first time I experienced postpartum depression, it wasn’t anything like that. In December 2000, I gave birth to my first child. I was nearly 40 years old and had had a successful career as a journalist. My husband, Steve, and I were thrilled and delighted with our baby girl, Zia, and the first month was truly magical. Read more ... |
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