Susan Kushner Resnick lobbies for bill requiring screening for postpartum depression - The Boston Globe

 

Susan Kushner Resnick wrote a book in 2000 about postpartum depression because there wasn’t one when she needed it. After the birth of her second child, she had suffered four months of insomnia, anxiety, and unhappiness she knew wasn’t right but was undiagnosed by her doctor. Last week, the Massachusetts author spoke out in support of a state bill that would require screening for postpartum depression and referral for treatment. Her latest book, an account of a 1943 Montana mining disaster called “Goodbye Wifes and Daughters,’’ will be published March 1.

ELIZABETH COONEY

Q. Your memoir is called “Sleepless Days.’’ What was it like? …

Susan Kushner Resnick lobbies for bill requiring screening for postpartum depression - The Boston Globe