Postpartum Health Alliance
Febuary 2016 Newsletter
PMADS Study Group
Friday, Feb 26, 2016, 12:30 PM
5100 Marlborough Drive, San Diego, CA 92116, United States
Mark your Calendars for the Next Education Luncheon!
Danny Singley, PhD. will be presenting on paternal depression and mental health. Dr. Singley will provide us with the latest research on the topic and clinical insights from his experience treating this issue.
PHA's education luncheons are free for members.
Friday, Mar 25, 2016, 12:00 PM
Elijah's Restaurant, Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA, United States
PMADs News and Medical Updates
PHA Advocates for Maternal Screening!
Read our very own president of PHA, Gretchen Mallios's op ed piece in the San Diego Union Tribune where she discusses the landmark national recommendation to screen all pregnant mothers for PMADS!
An SNRI Linked to Postpartum Bleeding in Study
The antidepressant Effexor (venlafaxine) appears to increase a pregnant woman's risk of excess bleeding following labor, researchers say. Click to read more about this study.
ADA Offers Employee Protections for Mental Health
A women suffering from PPD may have some protection through the ADA, though sadly few people know about it. Learn more here about the rights employees have during this difficult time.
PHA's Featured Spotlight of the Month
I Had Such Severe Postpartum Depression That I Was Afraid My Baby's Head Would Fall Off
New mom Elizabeth Broadbent writes........"The first step toward helping women with depression is to take away its stigma. I’m afraid to write this. I worry about its implications for my relationships, for my life. We’ve been taught that depression means you’re weak or crazy. We worry it makes us less of a mother. We have been shamed for the vagaries of brain chemistry, for the feelings we can’t fix. "
Read Elizabeth's full essay here!
PHA Wants to Hear from YOU!
Annual Renewal Notices Have Been Sent!
The PHA Clinical List Serve
The PHA Clinical List serve is a benefit to PHA members only and is intended to provide immediate access to other providers for ease of referrals, appropriate promotion of services and support of each other with clinical questions and the sharing of ideas, articles and research. Amber Rukaj, LMFT and past president of PHA is moderating a Google group called PHA Clinical List-serve. If you are currently a member of PHA, you should receive an email inviting you to join the group. If you are not a current member of PHA, please make sure you have renewed your most recent membership to have access to this group. If you have not received an email invitation to the group, please notify Amber at ambertrukajmft@gmail.com
Postpartum Health Alliance
Email: info@postpartumhealthalliance.org
Website: www.postpartumhealthalliance.org
Location: San Diego, CA, United States
Phone: (619) 254-0023
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Postpartum-Health-Alliance/164234913617428
Twitter: @PHASanDiego