Dear Colleague,
What will become of the MOTHERS Act? The bill, which would provide support for services, research, and education in postpartum depression, was first introduced in the Senate in 2007. Last month, Senators failed to garner enough votes to move forward toward consideration of the Advancing America’s Priorities Act, an omnibus bill that includes the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Act must wait for a new congress to take it up again, but Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who has blocked each piece of legislation in the omnibus, has said, “We’ll go back and try to work with everybody on the concerns we have with each the bills and see if we can get them so they can go through by unanimous consent. They shouldn’t be a package.”(CQ.com, July 28, 2008) Either way, advocates for research and women's access to treatment and education about PPD will have to continue to increase awareness of PPD; perhaps greater knowledge of PPD will embolden lawmakers to ultimately pass the legislation.
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Medical
Updates
Women's Care-Seeking Experiences After Referral for Postpartum Depression.
Sword W, Busser D, Ganann R, McMillan T, Swinton M.
Qual Health Res. 2008 Sep;18(9):1161-73.
This study identified barriers and facilitators to care-seeking after referral for PPD.
Experiences of immigrant new mothers with symptoms of depression.
Ahmed A, Stewart DE, Teng L, Wahoush O, Gagnon AJ.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2008 Aug 2.
Interviews with immigrant new mothers with depressive symptoms revealed their experiences with US health care as well as factors that inhibited help-seeking or aided recovery.
Acceptance and experience of treatment for postnatal depression in a community mental health setting.
McCarthy M, McMahon C.
Health Care Women Int. 2008 Jul;29(6):618-37.
Interviews with women in a community health center yield clues about women's stigmas about PPD and acceptance of treatment.
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In
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Likely Cause Of Postpartum Blues And Depression Identified
Science Daily.com, August 7, 2008
Researchers suspect that the placenta's regulation of serotonin could initiate an imbalance of interleukin-1 beta levels after childbirth and lead to postpartum depression.
Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed
Washington Post.com, July 30, 2008
Researchers observed PPD-like symptoms in genetically engineered mice, possibly pointing to an explanation of postpartum mood disorders in humans.
New Mothers Speak Out" Report Paints a Troubling Picture of American Women in Postpartum Period
Market Watch.com, August 5, 2008
Results from 2 surveys of new mothers highlight the often unrecognized physical and emotional problems women face postpartum, including sleep loss; lack of spousal support; trouble breastfeeding; and challenges with work, maternity benefits, and child care.
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Marce Society International Conference
When: September 10-13
Where: Sydney, Australia
American Academy of Family Physicians
When: September 17-21
Where: San Diego, CA
ARHP's 45th Annual Meeting: Reproductive Health 2008
When: September 17-20
Where: Washington, DC
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Marcé Society
The principal aim of the society is to promote, facilitate and communicate about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, their infants, and their partners around the time of childbirth
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International (PSI) is an international network which focuses on postpartum mental health and social support.
Postpartum Progress
Promoting progress in treatment and comfort among sufferers of postpartum mood disorders, this blog is written by a woman diagnosed with postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder after the birth of her son.
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