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When moms are bluer than blue: Blog Day for the MOTHERS Act


Tracy of Maternally Challenged gives a great synopsis of this special Blog Day:

Today is Blog Day for the MOTHERS Act (S. 1375 ), otherwise known as The Moms Opportunity to Access Help, Education, Research and Support for Postpartum Depression Act, or MOTHERS Act. This proposed legislation, sponsored by Senators Menendez and Durbin, would ensure that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms and provided with essential services. In addition, it would authorize money to be awarded as federal grants to researchers who are exploring the causes, diagnoses and treatments for PPD.

In that post, she also writes compelling accounts of the impact postpartum depression has on so many lives.

Although I didn’t have a clinical case of postpartum depression, there were times during the early months of each of my children’s lives when everything seemed so chaotic and I wondered if it had all been a mistake and whether I would be able to manage everything.  Every choice I made seemed like it had a 100 options and I was sure I’d picked the worst.  When my kids couldn’t fall asleep or I didn’t get enough sleep, the world was an altered place.

I still have days when sleep deprivation makes the world seem different, and there are plenty of scary moments in being a parent of older kids.

But the dangers to families when PPD strikes is real and frightening and should be recognized for the threat it can be if not given attention.

Please consider calling or e-mailing your senator or read more here about what you can do.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:52 pm October 24th, 2007 in Blogging, Parenting, Women 

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