Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression Organizations

• Fourth Trimester
  Phone: (323) 333-2121
  www.fourthtrimester.com
• Postpartum Support International
  Phone: (805) 967-7636
  www.postpartum.net
• The National Women’s Health Information Center
  Phone: (800) 994-9662
  www.4woman.gov/faq/postpartum.html

• Moms and Babies Support Group at MemorialCare Center for Women
  Free. Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to Noon in the Women’s Conference room. No RSVP required.
  Phone: (562) 933-0627
• Child Guidance Center
  Parenting Education
  Phone: (562) 595-1159
• Family Support Center of Long Beach
  Educational support and practical skills for families at risk of abuse. All services are free.
  Phone: (562) 434-6899
• Maternal Outreach Management System (MOMS)
  Orange County residents only. Spanish or English.
  Phone: (714) 972-2610
• Moms Helping Moms
  A family support group.
  Phone: (562) 933-1670
• Postpartum Stress Support Group
  A postpartum support group in Long Beach and Los Alamitos.
  Phone: (562) 489-40460
• Pregnancy and Postpartum Stress Group
  In Tustin on Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
  Phone: (949) 246-5062
• Women Helping Women
  English and Spanish counseling, support and community resources.
  Phone: (323) 655-3807 or (877) 655-3807

• Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression (2003)
  by Shoshana S. Bennett and Pec Indman
• Conquering Postpartum Depression: A Proven Plan for Recovery
  by Ronald Rosenberg, Deborah Greening and James Windell
• Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
  by Linda Sebastian
• Shouldn’t I Be Happy? Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
  by Shaila Misri, MD
• This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
  by Karen Kleiman and Valerie Raskin