| 15 million unmarried women were not registered to vote in 2004, and nearly 20 million unmarried women did not cast ballots on Election Day. |
| To ensure reproductive health care remains accessible for Wisconsin patients. |
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|  | | Perinatal mood disorders are potentially devastating conditions that affect women during pregnancy and after childbirth. It is estimated that 8 to 15% of women suffer from a clinically significant postpartum mood disorder; this number increases to 28% for women living in poverty. Perinatal mood disorders may be classified into three groups:
- The (postpartum) blues or “baby blues”: a common and less severe form of postpartum depression that affects 80% of women and usually occurs very soon after birth and goes away in a couple of weeks
-Postpartum depression: a severe form of depression occurring during the first year of infant’s life; treatable but may not resolve without treatment; onset occurs within six months to a year postpartum
- Postpartum psychosis: the most extreme form of perinatal mental illness affecting 0.16% of women and occurring within a few weeks of childbirth; constitutes a medical emergency
Perinatal mood disorders are under-diagnosed and under-treated. Some estimates suggest that 50% of women suffering from perinatal depression remain undiagnosed and untreated when routine screening is not practiced by their health care providers. Screening is fast, affordable and highly effective. |
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| Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC)
Perinatal Mood Disorders Initiative
The Perinatal Foundation has made a multi-year commitment of programmatic and financial resources to address the issue of perinatal mood disorders. The goal of that effort, entitled the Perinatal Mood Disorders Initiative, is to build awareness, promote screening and effective interventions, and support potential research and model projects to meet identified needs. |
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