This Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 8, 2011 – the 3rd annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health will be held online, featuring 24 open letters to pregnant and new mothers on the importance of maternal mental health. All of the letters will be written by survivors of and experts on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety, as well as others who care about the emotional well-being of moms and moms-to-be. The event will be hosted at Postpartum Progress, the most widely-read blog on postpartum depression and other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth.
Nearly 1 million women each year suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in the United States alone. In fact, postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbirth, yet only 15% of women are ever treated. Postpartum Progress and its eponymous non-profit were established to improve awareness of these illnesses and create better services and support for the women who need and deserve them.
Participants in this year’s Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health include moms from the US, Canada, and Mexico.
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