While our senate heroes, U. S. Senators Robert Menendez and Richard Durbin of IL, co-sponsors of The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act, and their supporters - including presidential candidate Barack Obama and many other bipartisan advocates, lost a battle in the U.S. Senate today, we have not lost the war against postpartum depression and services for our nation's mothers.

My Story My name is Jodi Kluchar. I live in Ohio and I have been married to my husband, Matt for 12 years, and I have two wonderful children, ages 6 and 8. I am currently a volunteer support group coordinator of our local chapter of Postpartum Support International. Postpartum Support International is a non-profit organization, founded in 1987, to educate and support women suffering from postpartum mood disorders. Here is my story… It was Thursday morning, September 23rd, 1999. After a sleepless night, I got up around 7:00a.m. I was hit with a contraction that stopped me in my

Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression author: Shoshana S. Bennett Pec Indman asin: 0971712417 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $14.95

Beyond the Blues contains the most up-to-date information about risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum. Straightforward yet compassionate, it is required reading for all who work with pregnant and postpartum women, as well as for those suffering before or after the baby is born.