THE POSTPARTUM STRESS CENTER
www.postpartumstress.com

A team of health professionals at a Pennsylvania clinic developed this Web site. It is an excellent resource because it offers perspectives not addressed by other sites. One subpage is dedicated to educating husbands and family members about the types of support to offer the new mother who is battling postpartum depression. The site provides helpful suggestions on what to say to the new mother. It also features a wallet-sized, printable card that outlines information about postpartum depression. The card can be distributed among friends and family to help them better understand what the new mother is going through. The Web site also offers a page that provides information on risk assessment that can be used during pregnancy. This is especially useful for prenatal educators and others who provide health care for expectant mothers. Identifying susceptible pregnant women can allow for ample time to help prevent or treat the development of postpartum depression. For women who feel they might have postpartum depression, the site provides the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

Professionals at The Postpartum Stress Center provide expectant mothers with practical advice on how to feel better and who to ask for help. The site addresses health care providers and the broader community. One highlight of the Web site is the section on what the pregnant woman should ask health care providers and what she should be sure to tell them. In turn, this site also provides professionals with information on what to ask expectant mothers and how to assess for postpartum depression. The site is easy to navigate, has been updated recently, and provides comprehensive and straightforward facts. For more information, postpartum depression sufferers are encouraged to email the founder of the clinic, who is also a social worker.