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Postpartum Depression & the "Baby Blues"
Postpartum Depression and Family Crisis Hotlines:
Print Resources:
Books:
Internet Resources:
Depression After Delivery, Inc. (DAD): www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Group leaders are available for telephone support and information about mental health professionals
who have experience treating women with postpartum mood disorders.
- If you are having thoughts of hurting yourself, your baby, or someone else, contact your health
professional immediately or call 911 for emergency medical care. - Maternal and Child Health Line: 1-800-722-2295
- National Hopeline Network: 1-800-784-2433.
- Postpartum Depression Moms: 1-800-PPD-MOMS
- DC Crisis and Family Stress Hotline: 202-223-2255
- Northern Virginia, Crisis Link Hotline: 703-527-4077
Print Resources:
- Postpartum Depression and the Baby Blues. American Family Physician, Publication of the
American Academy of Family Physicians, Vol. 59, No. 8. A patient handout on postpartum
depression and the baby blues. - Understanding Postpartum Depression: Common but Treatable (PDF). National Institutes of
Health News in Health, December 2005, pages 3 & 4. Provides general information on
causes, symptoms, and treatments of postpartum depression, and offers related statistics. - Depression During and After Pregnancy (PDF). U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office on Women's Health.
Books:
- Laughter and Tears: The Emotional Life of New Mothers by Elisabeth Bing, Libby Colman, Ph.D
- Mothering the New Mother: Women's Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support & Resource
Guide by Sally Placksin - The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression by Karen
Kleiman, MSW - This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman, MSW and
Valerie Raskin, MD - What Am I Thinking?: Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman, MSW
Internet Resources:
Depression After Delivery, Inc. (DAD): www.depressionafterdelivery.com
- Depression After Delivery, Inc. is a national, nonprofit organization which has provided support
for women with antepartum and postpartum disorders (PPD) since 1985. Depression After
Delivery; 91 East Somerset Street; Raritan, NJ 08869; Toll-free: (800) 944-4PPD (944-4773).
MD/DC/VA Support Group: 202-496-4977
- DISCLAIMER: The Online PPD Support Group web site, its posting boards, chat rooms, and
email list is intended solely for informational and peer supportive purposes and is not a
substitute for medical evaluation, treatment or consultation. Individuals with medical, mental or
personal issues are strongly urged to seek advice from physicians and/or mental health
professionals.
- PEP was founded in 1977 by a group of new mothers to offer support to each other. PEP is a
non-profit corporation staffed entirely by volunteers, all of whom have been trained to provide
answers and act as objective, nonjudgmental listeners. PEP’s services are open to any
individual or family.
Group leaders are available for telephone support and information about mental health professionals
who have experience treating women with postpartum mood disorders.
- DC: Contact: Lynne McIntyre: Telephone: 202.744.3639. Group Meeting Location: Wisconsin
Avenue Baptist Church. - MARYLAND: Coordinator: Leigh Smith; Reisterstown, MD 21136; Phone: 410-252-0612; Co-
Coordinator: Brenda Brown; Annapolis, MD; Phone: 410-349-1880; Email:
psmaryland@comcast.net. - VIRGINIA: Coordinator: Teresa Twomey; Farmville, VA 23901; Phone: 434-391-7337; Email:
ttwomey@yahoo.com; Website: www.postpartumexperience.com; Co-Coordinator: Vicky
Valentine Henry; Glen Allen, VA 23059; Phone: 804-747-8021; Cell: 804-720-8501; Email:
vvalentinehenry@msn.com
- Helping Families Overcome Postpartum Depression (PPD). An Outreach Project Supported by
Postpartum Support International.
- PPD MOMS is a Virginia based, volunteer-led organization providing support services to
women and their families struggling with the effects of postpartum depression (PPD) or related
mood disorders. PPD MOMS offers support groups in both Rockville, MD and N.W., D.C. near
Van Ness Metro. Support groups are not a substitution for professional therapy. If you are not
under the care of a professional PPD MOMS can provide a list of professionals in your area
who may be able to help you. Associated with the Kristin Brooks Hope Center; 2001 N.
Beauregard Street; Alexandria, VA 22311; Phone: 703-838-7554; Fax: 703-684-7438; E-mail:
info@hopeline.com