The Mothers Act & Conspiracy Nuts
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- I'd like to take a moment to talk about the Mother's act. It stands for The Moms Opportunity to Access Help, Education, Research and Support for Postpartum Depression. The Mother's Act is legislation that would initiate new federal investment in postpartum education, detection and treatment. A bill to ensure that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services, and to increase research at the National Institutes of Health on postpartum depression. ----------- Postpartum depression is a serious and disabling condition that affects anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of new mothers. 1. In the United States, there may be as many as 800,000 new cases of postpartum conditions each year. 2. In New Jersey alone there are 11,000-16,000 cases of PPD each year. 3. These mothers often experience signs of depression and may lose interest in friends and family, feel overwhelming sadness or even have thoughts of harming the baby or themselves. 4. The cause of PPD isnt known but changes in hormone levels, a difficult pregnancy or birth, and a family history of depression are considered possible factors. Specifically, the MOTHERS Act will help new moms by: Providing important education and screening on postpartum depression (PPD) that can lead to early identification and treatment. A major part of prevention is informing new mothers about the symptoms and providing them with the services that are available in their community. Thus, this legislation includes two grants to help health care providers educate, identify and treat PPD. Awards grants to States so that local health care providers (physicians, nurse midwives, and other licensed health care professionals) can educate women who have recently given birth and their families about PPD before the mothers leave the birthing center and offer the opportunity for new mothers to be screened for postpartum depression symptoms during the first year of postnatal check-up visits. Awards grants to States an
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