Resources
Emergency
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or your baby, PLEASE GET HELP RIGHT AWAY!
Call a suicide hotline (free)
San Diego: 1-888-724-7240
National: 1-800-PPD-MOMS
Go to a hospital emergency room or call 911
Call your obstetrician or primary care provider
Other Resources
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Volunteer organization spreading awareness about Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and linking members to resources in their community.
1-800-944-8766
www.postpartum.net
San Diego extension of PSI - Postpartum Health Alliance
Warm line: (619) 254-0023
Screening Test
The Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS)
(J.L. Cox, J.M. Holden, R. Sagovsky, Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh)
Instructions: Click on the link below to complete the test. Please select the answer which comes closest to how you have felt in the past 7 days – not just how you feel today.
Please note: The EPDS is only a screening tool. It does not diagnose depression. Diagnosis can only be done by a licensed healthcare professional.
Recommended Reading
- Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking The Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Motherhood by Amy Wenzel and Karen Kleinman, MSW
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, PH.D & Nan Silver
Rising Strong by Brene Brown - This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleinman, MSW
- And Baby Makes Three: A Six Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John M. PH.D and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PH.D
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman