I'm curious how you spoke to thousands of women on the topic of birth control. In what forum? Do you have a blog on this topic? If so, I'd be interested to read it.
I absolute don't agree with your statement that postpartum depression doesn't exist. Women die from it every day. I nearly died from it after the birth of my third baby thirteen years ago and I've been working hard to spread awareness of this debilitating and sometimes deadly mood disorder. I started a blog a couple of years ago at http://ppdsurvivor.blogspot.com. Please check it out to gain some insight into what PPD is and how it can impact lives. Perinatal mood disorders are VERY real, and to learn more about them, please do a search on postpartum depression on EmpowHer and explore the many articles and video content we have developed on this very important health topic.
There is current legislation before the US Senate called the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act that is aimed at ensuring that women receive postpartum depression evaluations and resources before they leave the hospital after having a baby. You can read about this bill on Susan Dowd Stone's web site: www.perinatalpro.com. Susan is one of our PPD experts/writers on this site and she is the former president of Postpartum Support International. That's another great site to check out, by the way, to get more information on postpartum mood disorders and how they impact women and their families. You can find it at http://postpartum.net.
This info might be helpful in providing you with additional insight into the power of hormones and how they can absolutely wreak havoc in a woman's body. There are countless women who suffer from postpartum depression unknowingly, are left untreated, and end up suffering for the rest of their lives from chronic depression and other physical ailments. It's such a shame because PPD is so easily treatable (and preventable). It's just a matter of being informed and aware.
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I'm curious how you spoke to thousands of women on the topic of birth control. In what forum? Do you have a blog on this topic? If so, I'd be interested to read it.
I absolute don't agree with your statement that postpartum depression doesn't exist. Women die from it every day. I nearly died from it after the birth of my third baby thirteen years ago and I've been working hard to spread awareness of this debilitating and sometimes deadly mood disorder. I started a blog a couple of years ago at http://ppdsurvivor.blogspot.com. Please check it out to gain some insight into what PPD is and how it can impact lives. Perinatal mood disorders are VERY real, and to learn more about them, please do a search on postpartum depression on EmpowHer and explore the many articles and video content we have developed on this very important health topic.
There is current legislation before the US Senate called the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act that is aimed at ensuring that women receive postpartum depression evaluations and resources before they leave the hospital after having a baby. You can read about this bill on Susan Dowd Stone's web site: www.perinatalpro.com. Susan is one of our PPD experts/writers on this site and she is the former president of Postpartum Support International. That's another great site to check out, by the way, to get more information on postpartum mood disorders and how they impact women and their families. You can find it at http://postpartum.net.
This info might be helpful in providing you with additional insight into the power of hormones and how they can absolutely wreak havoc in a woman's body. There are countless women who suffer from postpartum depression unknowingly, are left untreated, and end up suffering for the rest of their lives from chronic depression and other physical ailments. It's such a shame because PPD is so easily treatable (and preventable). It's just a matter of being informed and aware.
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