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Showing posts with label Postpartum Depression. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

When Your Pregnancy Does not Complete... or Even Begin...

B'SD

19 Tevet 5771


There's little in life to equal the pain of losing a pregnancy. Bereaved women are more pained when the people around them fail to understand the depth of that loss. It is a loss of hope, of happiness, of joy, even of femininity for some women.

A friend of mine, grief counselor Miriam Maslin, tells the world these wise words:


Grief is not an illness;
it is the healthy response to loss.
Under normal circumstances,
religious tradition provides us
with a structure
within which to do
our healing work.

Not so with miscarriages, stillbirths,
the agony of infertility, and
difficult birth outcomes.

Here there are no therapeutic mourning periods.

Sometimes our friends and family are
at a loss themselves and they can't
be there for us.

There is often a huge chasm between
husband and wife because men and women
tend to mourn differently.

Losing a baby can be a very lonely journey.
Sometimes, we need a safe place
to process our loss.

Sometimes we need someone with whom
we can just be.

Miriam Maslin, Pregnancy Loss Grief Counselor
Pregnancy loss support and counseling
Polarity therapy and Spiritual care
Workshops and Seminars

Israel phone: 02-566-2379
US phone number in Israel: 718-838-3244
http://www.miriammaslin.com/
miriam@miriammaslin.com


If you need someone to talk with about your grief, look for the list of therapeutic outlets in the Global Resources section of





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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Ethical Issues: Illness from the Nurse's Perspective

B'SD

11 Cheshvan 5771


Your medical problems are only one side of the story. Consider the nursing perspective and the godawful problems that medical professionals face in providing you with optimal care:

Recognizing Signs of Depression in Patients
http://www.nursetogether.com/tabid/102/itemid/2163/Recognizing-Signs-of-Depression-in-Our-Patients.aspx

Ethical Issues for Nurses
http://www.medi-smart.com/nursing-articles/nursing-questions/ethics

Part Two, Ethical Issues for Nurses:
http://www.nursetogether.com/tabid/102/itemid/2166/Ethics-in-Nursing-Issues-Nurses-Face.aspx


You need your medical team to cooperate with you, to improve your health, end or accomodate your pain and limitations. But those doctors and nurses face nightmares of their own: fear of felicitous lawsuits, physical and mental exhaustion, lack of knowledge (who on earth could keep current with every medical advance in the world? It takes focus and adequate time to learn them, let alone to find out that they exist). Rude patients, friends and relatives only complicate matters.

~*~
End or at least minimize the problems.
Treat medical professionals with
courtesy and respect.

Gratitude would be nice, too.


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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Delivery from the Darkness of PPD Post-Partum Depression


B'SD


13 Sivan 5770



You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate this book review.

Title: Delivery from Darkness:
A Jewish Guide to Prevention
and Treatment of Postpartum
Depression

Authors: Rabbi B. Finkelstein,
Michal Finkelstein RN CNM,
and Doreen Winter MSW

Publisher: Feldheim

Reviewer: Yocheved Golani

... The authors provide evidence of the
physiological realities causing
Postpartum
Depression. Their book is
an effort to end ... stigmatization of
affected women who are not suffering
from problems of willpower...

The goal is to facilitate
society-wide
compassion for women with PPD, to
prevent PPD as much as possible and
to assist affected women recovering
from it. The book explains the hormonal
cascade occurring with and immediately
after the birth process. It's effects have
been long misunderstood by medical
professionals and laypeople...

Delivery from Darkness
also defines the
spectrum of post-partum problems from
simple Baby Blues to life-threatening
Postpartum Psychosis.

Various
chapters address preventatives,
coping strategies, symptoms to be
aware of and more.

Psychotherapist and expert on womens'
hormonal isssues Dr. Sarah Katznelson
addresses a woman's need for PPD
psychiatric care. She cautions readers
about psychological and physical
realities, noting that individual PPD
sufferers need...

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Help for Postpartum Depression



B'SD


25 Tevet 5770


Postpartum Depression is more than a double-whammy. The woman already physically stressed out by birthing a baby must now tend to the helpless child while her mind is assaulted by a hormone surge she can't control. Feeding, bathing, diapering, cuddling and dressing the infant require clear-headed thinking, time and energy, the things poor mom seems to have in a frighteningly low supply.


If other children are in the home, and if the fathers are oblivious to the issues or unaware of how to be helpful, the mother's problems can add up unbearably.

Here's some good news about that scary scenario.

I've reviewed a marvelous book and despite its title, it serves the needs of women of any religion. The authors simply addressed some cultural realities within the Jewish world when they wrote:

Delivery from Darkness: A Jewish Guide
to Prevention and Treatment
of Postpartum Depression


A comprehensive look at the emotional, physical, psychological and medical realities of PPD, this book explains the hormonal cascade happening during pregnancy, birth and recovery. The effects of that cascade have nothing to do with willpower, evil or goodness. The chemical reality is all on its own.

The manuscript explains PPD's low to high levels of severity, how to recognize the symptoms and how to cope with them. The personal stories in the text can relieve PPD sufferers of their senses of undeserved guilt.

Prepared by mental and medical health professionals who've experienced PPD or are professionally familiar with it, this book is a must-read filled with solutions, preventatives and coping mechanisms. Published by Feldheim, Delivery from Darkness can literally save lives.

Cry if you need to. And learn to dry your tears. THAT can help you to EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Preventing Postpartum Depression

B'SD


The medical world has lots of good news this week. Here's another need-to-know item.

Attention obstetricians and
pregnant women!
Breaking news in the world of hormone health:


A new report suggests that women with higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through their pregnancy are more likely to
develop postpartum depression...

It's a big break in learning how to prevent and how to treat PPD.



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To your good health and that of your family,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life



Tuesday, August 5, 2008

GOOD NEWS about Postpartum Depression


B'SD

4 Av 5768

If you're a woman who has suffered with depression after giving birth, you probably felt much worse after acquaintances asked "But how can you be sad with the new blessing in your life? Such a cute, helpless baby..."

If you've ever made such a remark to a woman depressed after bringing new life into the world, please don't say it again. Ever.

Postpartum Depression strikes no matter how the baby looks and it doesn't care what you think, either. The main concern here is getting Mama to be happy again. And she has a BIG struggle ahead of her.

Let's turn this sad phenomenon into a better situation. Do Momma and baby (and maybe the rest of the family) a favor: help out in practical ways.

  • Babysit so that Mom can get some quality sleep.
  • Sit down and share a nutricious meal with her (she might not be eating well due to the depression).
  • Put in a load of laundry, then fold it and put things away as Mom directs your helpful efforts.
  • Make sure there are enough diapers in the house, that other children are bathed, fed, and tended to with games and stories.

Your help can be very soothing. Keep up a friendly face and do not scold a new mother for experiencing extreme sadness when you think it is time for her to be happy. She's not quite in control of her emotions. And nobody ever takes orders to change their moods. Emotions just don't work that way.

PD is physically exhausting. The affected woman has a hard time with motivation as well as with a lack of energy to fulfill her responsibilities.

If the situation seems bleak, getting worse over time, see if you can coax Mom (and Dad) into getting some counseling. The GOOD NEWS is that a competent therapist can help to improve the situation. As a matter of fact, therapy can help to PREVENT things from getting worse. Suggest it in a friendly way. No threats, no dire warning, just warm, reassuring concern for the woman's welfare is what's called for.

Here's more good news about PD: Part of the Postpartum Depression problem is chemical and might soon be curable. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health believe they've identified the culprit, BUT they haven't figured out why Postpartum Depression affects some women and not others. Researchers are seeking cures for the problem. They're even seeking preventatives!
CLICK HERE for details.

The other part of the problem could be that the woman is overwhelmed with new responsibilites and nobody is helping her as necessary. Practical assistance and a nonjudgmental attitude from you can go a l-o-o-o-ng way to curing Mom from her depression. She'll feel hopeful, grateful, relieved, and, well, you get the idea.

Mom, you go right ahead and delegate responsibilities to friends and family who probably want to help you. Let them.

If your family members (especially Dad) don't help you, consider getting a therapist who can suggest solutions to the problem. Not all men understand the strain of caring for a helpless infant who keeps irregular hours and can't do anything on his/her own except soil diapers, eat and cry.

Read my book for ideas about how to beat the Baby Blues. The mental health strategies in It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry if I Need To can help to improve almost any stressful situation.

To your good health, and that of the new baby,

Yojeved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life.