Resources:
There are several sights to visit:
-Postpartum Support International (www.postpartum.net)
-Moms Supporting Moms NC (www.momssupportingmoms.net)
-The Postpartum Stress Center (www.postpartumstress.com)
this site has several assessments and a great deal of additional information.
-Ethica: An Adoption Advocacy Group (www.ethicanet.org)
-North American Council
on Adoptable Children (www.nacac.org)
Recommended Reading:
-“Mothering the New Mother” (recommended reading during Pregnancy)
by Sally Placksin
-“Conquering Postpartum Depression”
by Ronald Rosenberg, Deborah Greening & James Windel
-“The Postpartum Survival Guide”
by Ann Dunnewold & Diane G. Sanford
-“This Isn’t What I Expected”
by Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin
-“The Postpartum Husband”
by Karen Kleiman
-“Beyond the Blues”
by Shoshana S. Bennett & Pec Indman
-“When Words Are Not Enough”
by Valerie Davis Raskin
-“The Post-Adoption Blues”
by Karen J. Foli & John R. Thompson