MOM Magazine's Healthy MOM, Dr. Dickson, is brought to you by
Samaritan Health Services.
Dr. Dickson wrote a very insightful article on postpartum
depression in the June/July issue of the magazine. As a follow up
to that article, she has provided the following questions to elicit
information about postpartum depression:
- How are you feeling about being a new mother?
- How are you coping with the additional stress of a new
baby?
- Are you able to sleep when the baby is sleeping?
- How is your appetite?
- Do you have enough energy to do the things you need to do for
yourself, your baby, your work?
- Have you been feeling sad or depressed over the past week?
- Have you been feeling anxious, worried, or irritable over the
past week?
- Have you been having difficulty concentrating or remembering
things?
- Do you find yourself crying for no reason?
- Have you been having thoughts of hurting yourself? Anyone
else?
If you wouldl like to talk to someone about how you are feeling
postpartum, here is a list of local resources:
Local resources:
Babies First and CaCoon, here via Benton County Health
Department, (541)967-3888 x6910
Oregon WIC Program (Women-Infants-Children) (541)766-6835
WellMama Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Services, 24hr
message line (800) 896-0410, info@WellMama.org - www.WellMama.org@
WellMama
Clinical psychology resident, Debra Carriere, Ph.D. (541)
754-0070
Your obstetrician or midwife should also be able to give some
advise as to how to seek help as well as offer antidepressants if
deemed necessary.
http://www.aap.org/sections/scan/practicingsafety/Modules/Parenting/Parenting.pdf
See the June/July 2010 Healthy MOM article here, or in
your local MOM Magazine.
