POSTPARTUM RESOURCES
Crisis Support
Postpartum Depression Stressline 1-800-944-4773 9:00am – 9:00pm Everyday Free and confidential telephone support and referral to medical providers and support groups for women experiencing postpartum blues, depression, and anxiety. Call and leave a message and they will return your call within 24 hours. Provides services only in English. For more information visit:
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TALK Line Family Support Center Parental Stress Line (415) 441-KIDS or (415) 441-5437 Phone hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 1757 Waller Street (between Stanyan and Shrader) Drop-In: 10:00am - 2:00pm Monday-Thursday.
By Appointment: 9:00am - 8:30pm Monday-Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm Friday Parental stress, child abuse prevention, emergency respite care, single parent network, parents’ group, crisis counseling, substance abuse services and ongoing therapy. Childcare is available starting at 10:00am.
National Perinatal Hotline
Postpartum Moms’ Line 1-800-773-6667 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Provides counseling and referrals for women experiencing postpartum depression. Provides services in English and Spanish.
Family Paths
24-hour local hotline for parents 1-510-893-5444 Postpartum Depression Stress (Warmline) 1-888-773-7090 9am-9pm Postpartum Support International (Spanish) 1-800-944-4773
Maternal Outreach Mood Services Program
El Camino Hospital
Websites
Postpartum Support International
American Psychological Association
https://www.apa.org/pi/women/resources/ reports/postpartum-depression
Embrace Perinatal Care for Black Families at UCSF
https://womenshealth.ucsf.edu/coe/embrace-perinatal-care-black-families
The Postpartum Journey
Celebrities Who Struggled with Postpartum Depression
https://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/trending/postpartum-depression-celebrities/
Books
Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Treating and Understanding Prenatal and Postpartum Depression by Shoshana Bennett & Pec Indman
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Dispatches from a Not-So-Perfect Life: Or How I Learned to Love the House, the Man, the Child by Faulkner Fox
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Down Came the Rain – My Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Brooke Shields
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Dropping the Baby and other Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman and Amy Wenzel
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Great Sex for Moms by Valerie Raskin
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Inconsolable: How I threw out my Mental Health with the Diapers by Marrit Ingman
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It Sucked and Then I Cried by Heather Armstrong
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A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk
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The Mask of Motherhood by Susan Maushart
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Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings and Needs after Childbirth by Sally Placksin
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Mothering without a Map: The Search for the Good Mother Within by Kathryn Black
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Mother Nurture by Rick Hanson, Jan Hanson and Ricki Pollycove
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The Myth of the Bad Mother: The Emotional Realities of Mothering by Jane Swigart
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Postpartum Depression for Dummies by Shoshana Bennett
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The Postpartum Husband by Karen Kleiman
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The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela Wiegartz and Kevin Gyoerkoe
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Sleepless Days: One Woman’s Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Susan Kushner Resnick
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Sorrow’s Web: Hope, Help, and Understanding for Depressed Mothers and Their Children by Anne Sheffield
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This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin
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What Was I Thinking? Having Another Baby After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman
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​Women’s Moods by Deborah Sichell & Jeanne Driscoll