May Is Maternal Mental Health Month; Postpartum Support International Urges Friends, Family to Check on New and Expectant Moms, Discuss Mental Health
PORTLAND, Ore., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- May brings National Maternal Mental Health Month, World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 1), and Mother's Day (May 12), making it an ideal time to talk about perinatal mental health (PMH) and to educate mothers and the people in their lives about postpartum depression and other PMH disorders. Nonprofit Postpartum Support International (PSI) is working to improve PMH disorder awareness and access to free support and care while reducing stigma around perinatal mental health disorders.
- Nonprofit Postpartum Support International (PSI) is working to improve PMH disorder awareness and access to free support and care while reducing stigma around perinatal mental health disorders.
- Each May, PSI puts extra emphasis on educating the public during National Maternal Mental Health Month.
- May is also when Americans celebrate mothers and motherhood, which is anything but joyful for those suffering from a PMH disorder.
- Laundry, cooking or ordering takeout, and watching the baby so she can have time alone are all ways to provide support.