Perinatal mood disorder information

Websites

• Postpartum depression alliance of Illinois
• Beyond the baby blues
• Postpartum support international
• Postpartum dads - helping families overcome postpartum depression
• Postpartum progress
• Fussy baby network

Phone Support

Postpartum Depression Alliance of Illinois:
A warm line for help and encouragement from volunteers who provide resources and support for PPD. Email support available at .

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Perinatal Depression Program:
A state-wide 24-hour crisis hotline for women experiencing Perinatal Depression, providing crisis counseling and referrals to mental health resources.

Postpartum Support International (PSI) Warm Line:
Call for support, information and resources about PPD. Warm line messages are returned every day of the week.
 

Books

• Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health & Happiness - Before, During and After Pregnancy by Lucy Puryear
• What Am I Thinking: Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman, MSW LCSW
• Life Will Never Be the Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann L. Dunnewold PhD & Diane G. Sanford PhD
• Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
• Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Linda Sebastion
• Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman MSW LCSW
• Medications and Mother’s Milk: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology by Thomas Hale

Resources

Postpartum Depression and Mood Disorders informational card