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Media: Contact the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc. at (631)
422-2255 for media interviews of our members and PPD Mom volunteers.

Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder originally aired on CNN Headline News watch the broadcast  
Beyond the Blues: The Pain of Postpartum and Maternal Depression by Pamela Brill of Newsday read more 8/5/2008
Birth Trauma: Stress Disorder Afflicts Moms by Rachel Zimmerman (Wall Street Journal). A study suggests that post-traumatic-stress disorder due to childbirth may be more common than previously believed. read more 8/5/2008
No Increase in Mental Disorders Attributable to Pregnancy Although pregnancy per se does not cause mental disorders, postpartum women appear to have an increased risk of major depression, investigators here concluded. read more 7/7/2008
Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States read more 7/1/2008
Postpartum Depression may be next battle for teen moms (New York Daily News) read more 6/25/2008
Center for Disease Control's Report — CDC Report Prevalence of Self-Reported Postpartum Depressive Symptoms - 17 States, 2004-2005 more 4/11/2008
Postpartum Support International supports the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHER's Act and responds to erroneous remarks of those against this legislation Read the press release 2/22/2008

Bloggers across the country encouraged to call their U.S. Senator on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in support of The MOTHERS Act Read more

10/5/2007

Bloggers across the country encouraged to call their U.S. Senator on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in support of The MOTHERS Act Read more

10/5/2007

Rush Gains Historic, Unanimous House Committee Vote for Postpartum Bill and Four Child Safety and Consumer Protection Bills that Help Women and Families Read more

9/27/2007

Postpartum Support International Second Annual Fundraiser
Saturday Evening, October 20, 2007 See the brochure

9/4/2007

Postpartum Depression in Dads on the Dr. Manny segment on Fox News interviewing Dr. Shari Lusskin. See the video from Foxnews.com

8/28/2007

Perinatal Mood Disorders Awareness Month Read more

5/24/2007

Perinatal Mood Disorders Awareness Month Read more

5/22/2007

Perinatal Mood Disorders Conference: Steps to Wellness in Suffolk County Read more

5/15/2007
Brooke Shields speaks on postpartum depression
Brooke Shields speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on behalf of The Mothers Act, which would start a new federal investment in postpartum depression education, detection and treatment.
Watch the video Watch the video
5/11/2007

Postpartum depression targeted by The MOTHERS Act
A Mother's Day message from Brooke Shields, Sen. Menendez, Rep. Rush and Mary Jo Codey Read more

5/11/2007

Pregnant Women Face Depression (CBS News)
Many people are familiar with postpartum depression, a condition that affects women after having a baby. But for some women, depression comes during the pregnancy. Kelly Wallace reports.
Watch the video Watch the video

2/8/2007
"Baby Blues" Not Just Post-Partum (CBS News)
Some Women Suffer From Extreme Depression During Pregnancy Read more
2/8/2007

One in 40 Infants Experience Baby Blues, Doctors Say
read more

10/11/2006

CBS Cares Partners With Postpartum Support International to Launch Public Service Announcement and Online Education Campaign on Postpartum Depression read more

10/11/2006

Postpartum Resource Center Encourages Mothers to Seek Help read more

7/26/2006

Postpartum Support International Hosts 20th Annual Conference Honoring Codeys and Manuel Alvarez, MD read more

5/9/2006
Free Screening for Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression read more 5/5/2006
Infant and Maternal Levels of Lithium May Be Strongly Correlated at Delivery; New Guidelines Proposed read more

11/29/2005

Free Screening for Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression read more 10/5/2005
Midwives Respond to Hurricane Katrina: Donors may send ready-to-use blankets and baby clothes read more 9/10/2005
Tom Bruise: Star's Remarks About Depression Outrage Mothers (Long Island Press article by Leah Weinstein) read more 7/14/2005
Paternal Postnatal Depression Adversely Affects Childhood Development read more 6/23/2005
New York Times columnist Jane E. Brody's article "Don't Let Your Baby Blues Go Code Red" read more 6/7/2005
Access Hollywood contacted PSI President Shoshana Bennett to give a formal statement in response to Tom Cruise's remarks regarding Brooke Shields' postpartum depression. read more 5/26/2005

Postpartum Depression Advocate Honored
Sonia Murdock was selected as one of the Top 100 Heros in the Volvo for Life Awards for her advocacy work in Postpartum Depression Outreach. read more

5/19/2005

New AHRQ Report Finds Depression is Prevalent in Women During Pregnancy But Often Goes Undetected
A new evidence report by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that depression is as common in women during pregnancy as it is after giving birth. Health care providers and patients may fail to recognize depression during pregnancy because signs of depression like tiredness, trouble sleeping, emotional changes, and weight gain may also occur with pregnancy. read more

5/05/2005
Down Came The Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression a new book by actress Brooke Shields reveals her postpartum depression experience after giving birth to her daughter, Rowan in 2003. 5/2005
Will Mothers Discuss Parenting Stress and Depressive Symptoms with their Child's Pediatrician? Amy M. Heneghan, MD and colleagues Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio – Robert Wood Johnson Funded Research Find out more 3/04/2005
Detection of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms by Screening at Well-Child Visits
Linda H. Chaudron, MD, MS and colleagues Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Stron Children's Research Center and University of Rochester School of Nursing Find out more
3/2004
Mothers Often Too Embarrassed to Admit Postpartum Depression
If you missed the NY1 News broadcast, please read the story or view the video from their website.
3/7/2004
PRC of NY Appeared on Something of Substance Television Program
Sonia Murdock, Executive Director of the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc. and PRC of NY Volunteers appeared on Something of Substance, the video magazine produced by Suffolk County Department of Health's Community Mental Hygiene Services. See the broadcast.
 



 

   

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