Our Current Situation There is not currently a lot of awareness about post-natal depression. The risk-factors, the symptoms and where to get help is not widely known. Many women go without diagnosis, and even when they are diagnosed, they don't know where to go for help. At best, they might go to their GP and start on anti-depressants - but anti-depressants alone are not the cure for PND, and they are not for everyone. Presently, Maternal Mental Health will only get involved with a mother … [Read more...] about Why Should We Care about Postnatal Depression?
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Newsletter from Mothers Helpers
Accomplishments and Thanks This is the time of year where it's good to look back and see all that has been accomplished. Mothers Helpers registered as a Charity in May of this year so that we were official! We also established three Board members: Kristina Paterson (Chair), Amanda Donald (Treasurer) and Asha Ines. We hope to nominate also Onur Yilmaz to our Board who has a GM position with a large corporation and has been volunteering his expertise and help with things like recruitment, … [Read more...] about Newsletter from Mothers Helpers
Expectations on Mothers
Research has shown that a mother with high expectations of her labour/birth experience, motherhood (and herself as a mother) is more likely to develop post-natal depression and that we can assist pregnant mothers by helping them to develop more realistic expectations and prepare for the adjustment that motherhood brings. In the article “The New Parent”, Dawn Gruen recognizes what is termed a “Postpartum Adjustment”. She writes: “With birth comes the transition to parenthood, often … [Read more...] about Expectations on Mothers
