PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

List of Local resources: Resources – Emerald Coast Perinatal Collective

Local support group: Local Postpartum Support Group – LEAPS – Emerald Coast Perinatal Collective

Books:

The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson (postpartum experience)

First Comes Baby…Now What? By Kendal Vaughn (postpartum experience)

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen Kleiman (anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts)

You Are Not Broken by Dr. Kelly Casperson (sexual health). *Also a Podcast

Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, PhD (sexual health)

Who to Call in Crisis:

• Postpartum Support International HELPLINE- 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD) – call/text

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (435746)

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

• Online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat

• Lakeview Center Mobile Response Team – 1-866-517-7766

BREASTFEEDING

General Information:

Physician Guide to Breastfeeding for Parents, Physicians, Lactation Consultants, Doulas – All things breastfeeding, with a glossary of breast issues A-Z

Droplet (firstdroplets.com) – Great for learning hand expression

Newt – Newborn Weight Loss Tool – Tracking Baby’s Growth Curve

PROTOCOLS (bfmed.org) – Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols for common lactation issues

Checking Medication Compatibility with Breastfeeding:

Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed®) – NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov) -Online index of medications and lactation safety

InfantRisk Center – Website and hotline for medications and environmental exposures during breastfeeding

Home Page – MotherToBaby – Online index of medications and lactation safety

Support Groups:

Pensacola La Leche League LLL of Pensacola — La Leche League of Florida and Caribbean Islands (lllflorida.com)