Post Partum Depression/

Anxiety/OCD/

Bipolar

The mother of all resources related to reproductive mental health for men and women is Postpartum Support International. Free online support groups, printed information for you, grandparents, family, medical providers… any specialty group you can think of. Materials are in Spanish and English.

How To Find A Mental Health Provider

Your Insurance can provide you with a list of providers who are covered. You can cross reference these to the Psychology Today website to get a better idea of who may be a good fit.

Factors to consider when looking for a therapist

Below are two are places you can go to find Masters level mental health providers with additional specialty training in all things Maternal (and paternal) mental health related.

Books on Pregnancy and Postpartum time frame

• Good Mom’s Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide To The Secret Fears Of New Mothers by Karen Kleinman

• What About Us? Safeguarding Your Over-Anxious, Over-Extended, Sleep Deprived Relationship By Karen Kleinman

• Not Your Mothers Postpartum Book: by Dr.’s Slavens and Bodie

• The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Johnson

• Bumpin’: The Modern Guide To Pregnancy

• Asking For A Pregnant Friend by Bailey Gaddis

• When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus



• Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health by Jeanne Driscoll and Deborah Sichel

Books and Resources for

Infant Loss

• Bearing the Unbearable Dr Joann Cacciatore

• Tear Soup: A Recipe For Healing After Loss

• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfield

• He Lost His Baby Too by David DiCola and Kelly Farley

• Grieving Dads: To the Brink And Back by David DiCola and Kelly Farley

• It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Meg Devine

• Watching Over Angels by Carolyn Kasteller

• A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay

• Angel Watch Program (Utah Only) : Program that offers emotional support during pregnancy following a grave diagnosis for the baby. Supports continuation as well as TFMR. Services are home based and free.

NICU

Parenting

Resources

For

Dads

• He Lost His Baby Too by David DiCola and Kelly Farley

• Grieving Dads: To the Brink And Back by David DiCola and Kelly Farley



• Watch Your Junk and Other Advice for Expecting Fathers: Benjamin Wallace

Maternal Mental Health Podcasts & Youtube