Resources for Mothers
The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions [Paperback]
Kevin Gyoerkoe PsyD ACT (Author), Pamela Wiegartz PhD ACT (Author), Laura Miller MD (Foreword)
FACEBOOK GROUP: “Great Moms for Support”
- Send a friend request and message to “Tara DeTore” and say that we spoke and you would like to join the group. Tara is a mom who has come through our support group and she facilitates the weekly support group at Elliot. This is a Facebook “secret group” that doesn’t show up in your news feed, and is just for women who are connected with our support group. It is a great place to talk with theses moms, ask questions, get validation from others who understand what you are going through.
Elliot Postpartum Emotional Support Group
MONDAYS 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Elliot Childcare Center 450 Massabesic St. Manchester
As you drive along Massabesic St. you will see Billy’s Sports Bar on your right, and then a long Elliot staff parking lot that runs parallel to the road. · Turn into the entrance of the parking lot, and make an immediate LEFT towards the Elliot Daycare Center building. · There is a circular driveway in front of the tan building where there are parking spaces, as well as in any of the Elliot parking lots or garage.
Postpartum Support International:
Postpartum Progress Blog:
(This is written by a survivor of postpartum OCD, and she is on the board for Postpartum Support International. I really like the info that she presents here. Check out the “Six Things” on the left side of the page, and the “Readers’ Favorites”.
Online PPD Support Group:
www.ppdsupportpage.com Online support chat group facilitated by a member of Postpartum Support International.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Childbirth:
www.angelfire.com/moon2/jkluchar1995/
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/healing_trauma.asp
Mass General Women’s Mental Health Center:
www.womensmentalhealth.org. – current, evidence-based information on treatment of mood disorders in pregnancy, postpartum, and along the continuum of the woman’s lifecycle.
The following sites have research based information on risk/benefits of meds during pregnancy and lactation:
Organization of Teratology Information Specialists:www.otispregnancy.org
LactMed: toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT (good website for clinicians too, share w/your prescriber)
Infant Risk (Dr. Thomas Hale’s website): www.infantrisk.org
Motherisk: www.motherisk.org
Resources for Family Members
Postpartum Support International Resources for fathers page:
http://www.postpartum.net/Friends-and-Family/Resources-for-Fathers.aspx
Wed weekly Chat with an Expert and the Chats for Dads on the first Monday of the month:
postpartum.net/Resources/PSI-Chat-with-an-Expert.aspx#Schedule
Postpartum Dads:
www.postpartumdads.org - great info for dads and family members who want to understand more and know how to best support you.