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Maternal Mental Health and Support Services
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During pregnancy, the first year after childbirth and around other reproductive events many women experience feelings such as:
If this sounds like you, you are not alone.
About 10-20% of women suffer from depression, anxiety or other distressing emotional reactions during pregnancy or after childbirth. This translates to about 800,000 mothers a year in the U.S. Many women struggle with similar symptoms after a miscarriage, a still birth, losing a baby, around their menstrual cycle, when dealing with infertility, or around menopause. Though hormonal changes are often not a factor, around the time of adopting a baby or older child a parent can experience significant emotional distress. Even men deal with such difficulties. Most women (and nearly all men) do not receive proper support and treatment for these conditions.
You should not be one of them!
Portland, Northern Oregon and Vancouver, WA areas:
We encourage you to email or call the Baby Blues Connection, as they are more familiar with resources in that region.
Portland, OR (503) 797-2843
Vancouver, WA (360) 735-5571
Website www.BabyBluesConnection.org
Other States:
Contact Postpartum Support International for your local coordinators, support groups, and other resources: http://www.postpartum.net- click on "resources", then "find local help", then click on your state.
Phone (800) 944-4PPD