Postpartum Depression Research
The legislation is named for Melanie Blocker-Stokes, who suffered from post-partum depression and committed suicide five months after childbirth. Her mother testified.
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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Carol Blocker Mother
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Priscilla K. Coleman Associate Professor Bowling Green State University->Human Development and Family Studies
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Nada L. Stotland M.D. Professor Rush University Medical Center->Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology
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