Postpartum Support International is dedicated to helping women and families suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, the most common complication of childbirth. PSI works to educate and support families, friends and healthcare providers so that pregnant and postpartum women and their families get the support they need.
Postpartum Support International Receives Grant from Walton Family Foundation
Worldwide Network Increases with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Initiatives DENVER, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — As many as one in seven women will experience postpartum depression. In many cases, this illness goes undiagnosed and untreated, often with tragic and long-term consequences to both mother and child. New mothers need not struggle alone, as there are a […]
Study on Antidepressant Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Has Flaws
PSI Urges Women to Discuss Benefits/Risks of Medication with Their Doctors PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A recent, highly publicized study linking autism to the use of antidepressants during pregnancy has side-effects of its own. It is misleading and potentially harmful to women who may need antidepressants during pregnancy for their mental health and […]
28th Annual Postpartum Support International Conference to Plant Seeds of Hope
PSI Partners with Tree of Hope Foundation for June 24-27 Maternal Mental Health Training PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Despite the progress that society has made in recognizing and treating maternal mental health problems, as many as one in seven new mothers still struggles with postpartum depression. Postpartum Support International (PSI), the leading […]
May 7th Is International Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day
PSI Wants New Mothers to Know that "You Are Not Alone." NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Childbirth can be one of the happiest times of a woman's life, and also the most challenging. Unfortunately, for many women, the transition to motherhood brings sadness, depression, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping. But new mothers should not suffer […]
Recent New York Times article generates fury of protest from clinicians NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A recent article in the New York Times about the use of antidepressants by pregnant women resulted in a fury of protest from clinicians. "The article is likely to foster unnecessary fear among women who struggle with mood […]
PSI is uniquely poised to assist New York in implementation of the new law. NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ann Smith, a New Yorker and nurse midwife, lauded the new postpartum depression legislation signed by New York Governor Cuomo this week. The law (S. 7234B / A. 9610B) provides guidelines on maternal depression screening, […]
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is at the forefront of innovative research and treatment programs centered on postpartum mental health issues CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As people across the nation struggle to understand how a woman in New York City could strap a 10-month-old son to her chest and […]
On the heels of the averted tragedy in Florida Tuesday, a universal maternal mental health symbol contest is launched LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Maternal Mental Health disorders affect up to 20% of pregnant women and women in the postpartum period, and postpartum depression has been declared by the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
