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Here are phone numbers and Web sites where you can get free and confidential information about perinatal depression.

PA Healthy Baby Helpline
800-986-BABY (2229)

Pennsylvania Perinatal Partnership
www.PaPerinatal.org

Depression After Delivery, Inc. (DAD, Inc.)
www.DepressionAfterDelivery.com

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
866-615-6464
www.MedEdPPD.org

Postpartum Education for Parents
800-311-BABY (2229)
800-504-7081 (SPANISH)
www.sbpep.org

Postpartum Support International (PSI)
800-944-4773
www.postpartum.net

Emergency!

If you or someone you know is in a crisis or having thoughts of harming themselves or someone else, get immediate medical attention or call:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255) 888-628-9454 (SPANISH)

National Hopeline Network
800-784-2433

PPD Moms
800-PPD-MOMS (773-6667)

Books

Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression
Shoshana S. Bennett & Pec Indman, 2006

Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan for Recovery
Ronald Rosenberg, James Windell, Deborah Greening, 2004

Down Came the Rain: My Journey through Postpartum Depression
Brooke Shields, 2005

Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression
Karen Kleiman, 2000

Sleepless Days: One Woman’s Journey through Postpartum Depression
Susan Resnick, 2001

The information on this website is also available as a booklet. To download a PDF version of the booklet, click here.