Resources for
Post-Partum Support

Organizations

Postpartum Support International (www.postpartum.net) 

Provides telephone support: 800-944-4773 and an international directory of members.

MedEdppd   (www.mededppd.org)

Provides online information, support and assistance to those dealing with postpartum mood disorders.

Mass. General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health (www.womensmentalhealth.org)

Postpartum Support Page (www.ppdsupportpage.com) Provides online information, support and assistance.

 

Treatment Program

Maternal Outreach Mood Services: Prenatal/Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Treatment Program, 

El Camino Hospital, Mountain View: 650-988-7841 (www. Elcaminohospital.org/services/mental-health/specialty-programs/maternal-outreach-mood-services)

 

Individual Counseling

PAMF’s Department of Psychiatry Check pamf.org/psychiatry for a site nearest you. Palo Alto: 650-853-2904, Fremont Center: 510-498-2890, Mountain View: 650-934-7000, San Carlos: 650-596-4195

Julie Graham, Psy.D, Palo Alto, 650-328-3022

Pec Indman EdD, MFT, San Jose, 408-255-1730 (www.postpartum-depression.net)

Jacki Silber, LMFT, Belmont and Redwood City, 650-260-4883 (www.supportivesolutionsforyou.com)

Alisa Stern, Psy.D., Mountain View and Berkeley, 650-539-2585

 

Postpartum Therapy Groups, Parent Education and Support

A Mother’s Place, PAMF Fremont Center, Gail Fiock, RN, IBCLC, 510-498-2146

Breastfeeding Support Group, PAMF Sunnyvale Center, Jennifer Scales, IBCLC, 408-730-4251

Blossom Birth, Palo Alto (blossombirth.org)   650-321-2326

Parents Place, Palo Alto and San Mateo (www.parentsplaceonline.org)

Day One Baby, Palo Alto and San Francisco (www.dayonebaby.com)

 

Recommended Books

Beyond the Blues, A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, 

S. Bennett and P. Indman, 2015 (www.beyondtheblues.com)  

Down Came the Rain, Brooke Shields, 2006

The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, 2001

Life Will Never be the Same, A. Dunnewold and D. Sanford, 2010

This Isn’t What I Expected, K. Kleiman and V. Raskin, 2013

The Postpartum Husband, K. Kleiman, 2001

Postpartum Depression for Dummies, Shoshana Bennett, 2007

 

*Please note that a listing in this handout does not imply endorsement by PAMF.  We encourage you to check with your physician and with your local hospital for advice and additional resources.