Postpartum Progress: The MOTHER's ACT Soon To Be Reintroduced in the Senate

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March 05, 2007

The MOTHER's ACT Soon To Be Reintroduced in the Senate

Susan Dowd Stone, president of Postpartum Support International, just gave me the heads up that Senator Menendez's office indicated the reintroduction of The MOTHER's Act will take place this week or next. This would be a GREAT time for you to call your Senators and encourage endorsement/sponsorship of The MOTHER's Act. Susan provided me with a concise one-page description from Senator Menendez's office regarding the bill, which I've attached above.

Posted at 08:51 PM in Education & Training, Federal & State Policy, Legal Issues, Perinatal Mood Disorders, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Postpartum Psychosis, Research, Screening | Permalink

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I wonder how different my life would have been if my wife did not have PPD. She recovered after 13 months in 2003, but the damage of the past remains till this day. We lost so much due to her irrational behavior mood disorder. It was as if I was robbed of my happiness. We were never educated on the subject. You can put out a fire, but the home is still ruined, as our lives are now.

Posted by:PBarbera | March 12, 2007 at 09:56 AM

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