Postpartum Depression Research

Witnesses testified about proposed legislation, H.R. 20, The Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act. Topics incl… read more

Witnesses testified about proposed legislation, H.R. 20, The Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act. Topics included funding research, diagnosing post-partum depression, causes and ‘triggers,’ varieties of treatment, statistics of post-partum depression, and depression after miscarriages and abortion procedures.

The legislation is named for Melanie Blocker-Stokes, who suffered from post-partum depression and committed suicide five months after childbirth. Her mother testified. close

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Program ID:
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House Committee
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House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
May 01, 2007 | 12:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
May 31, 2007 | 6:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • May 01, 2007 | 12:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 01, 2007 | 8:12pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 02, 2007 | 1:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 03, 2007 | 4:38am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 05, 2007 | 2:11pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 30, 2007 | 3:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 31, 2007 | 6:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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