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	Thankful for Motherhood: A Gratitude Journal for New Moms by Becky Morrison Gleed LMFT August 10, 2020
	Parental Mental Health: Factoring in Fathers by Jane Honikman and Danny Singley May 2020
	Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in Parenthood, 2nd Edition by Karen Kleiman, Amy Wenzel, Hilary Waller, Abby Adler Mandel November 2020
	Make Room for Baby: Perinatal Child-Parent Psychotherapy to Repair Trauma and Promote Attachment 1st Edition by Alicia F. Lieberman, Manuela A. Diaz, Gloria Castro, Griselda Oliver Bucio July 2020
	Hale’s Medications & Mothers’ Milk™ 2021: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology Available for pre-order. See May 2018 listing below for current edition. by Thomas Hale July 2020
	Postpartum Mental Health Disorders: A Casebook by Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Gender and Mental Health; Gail Erlick Robinson; Carol C. Nadelson; Gisele Apter May 2020
	Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America by Sarah Menkedick April 2020
	Handbook of Perinatal Clinical Psychology: From Theory to Practice by Rosa Maria Quatraro and Pietro Grussu April 2020
	How to Healthily Transition to Motherhood: A Workbook with Mama in Mind! by Becky Morrison Gleed April 20, 2020
	Bedtime Meditations for Kids: Quick, Calming Exercises to Help Kids Get to Sleep by Cory Cochiolo March 2020
	I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement Available for pre-order by Jessica Zucker March 2021
	Good Moms Have Bad Days: Understanding Postpartum Mood Disorders by Eren Simpson March 2020
	Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness: A Guide to Changing the Law and the National Climate by Susan Benjamin Feingold and Barry M. Lewis February 2020
	Black Angel Mom Guided Journal by Jeanae M. Hopgood-Jones January 2020
	Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA January 7, 2020
	Finding Peace in the NICU Journal by Kristine Putz January 1, 2020
	From Three Heartbeats to One: A Gentle Companion Offering Hope in Grieving Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Keisha Wells December 2019
	Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields December 2019
	Stress Less, Live Better: For Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Early Motherhood by Diane Sanford (Author), Megan Demsky (Author), Kim Wolterman (Photographer) November 2019
	A Mother’s Voice, a Novel by Louisa Micallef October 2019
	The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy October 2019
	Just Buy Her A Dress and She’ll Be Fine: My Postpartum OCD, Anxiety and Depression Story by Amanda Dodson GremillionAugust 2019
	My Mommy’s Not Happy Anymore: A Children’s Book To Help Kids Understand Postpartum Depression (What’s Going On In The Family?) by Britt LeBoeuf August 2019
	Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts -hardcover by Sally M. Winston PsyD and Martin N. Seif PhD July 2019
	Becoming Us: The Couple’s Guide to Surviving Parenthood and Growing a Family that Thrives (the Journey Edition) by Elly Taylor June 2019
	Nesting Space at Bedtime Emily Souder May 24, 2019
	Your Future Family: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction (What You Need to Know About Surrogacy, Egg Donation, and Sperm Donation) by Kim Bergman PhD May 2019
	Women’s Health Aromatherapy by Pam Conrad May 2019
	Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman April 2019
	Más allá de la melancolía: Una guía para comprender y tratar la depresión y la ansiedad prenatal y posparto by Shoshana Bennett and Pec Indman April 2019
	The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue by Alexandra Kimball April 2019
	GPS for Parents Group Facilitator Manual, 2nd Edition By Annette Cycon and Liz Friedman 2019
	GPS para Mujeres: Grupos de Apoyo para la Salud y el Bienestar de las Mujeres con Curriculo del Autocuidado by Annette Cycon 2019
	Expecting Mindfully: Nourish Your Emotional Well-Being and Prevent Depression during Pregnancy and Postpartum by Sona Dimidjian and Sherryl H. Goodman April 2019
	Setting the Wire: A Memoir of Postpartum Psychosis by Sarah C. Townsend April 2019
	What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Dr. Alexandra Sacks, Dr. Catherine Birndorf April 2019
	Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood by Molly Caro May April 2019
	Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW March 2019
	The Recovery Mama Guide to Your Eating Disorder Recovery in Pregnancy and Postpartum by Linda Shanti February 2019
	The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris M.D. January 2019
	Life With Baby Workbook by Erin Fassnacht and Amy Tucker January 2019
	Me, Again: How Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Transformed My Life by Bridget Croteau October 2018
	Postpartum Happiness: What to do when you love the kids, but hate the job by Shoshana Bennett and Marissa Zwetow October 2018
	Modern Mothering: What Daughters Say They Need from Their Mothers Regarding Sexual Development and Its Impact on Their Self Worth by Joyce T McFadden July 2018
	Baby Sign Language Made Easy: 101 Signs to Start Communicating with Your Child Now by Lane Rebelo June 2018
	Strong As a Mother by Kate Rope May 2018
	Hale’s Medications & Mothers’ Milk 2019 by Thomas Hale May 2018
	Opioid-Use Disorders in Pregnancy: Management Guidelines for Improving Outcomes by Tricia E. Wright, MD MS FACOG DFASAMMay 2018
	Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood by Suzannah Neufeld, MFT May 2018
	Natural Hospital Birth 2nd Edition: The Best of Both Worlds by Cynthia Gabriel Paperback May 2018
	Mother Matters: A Holistic Guide to Being a Happy, Healthy Mom by Dayna M. Kurtz, LMSW, CPT April 2018
	The Bridesmaid’s Daughter: From Grace Kelly’s Wedding to a Women’s Shelter – Searching for the Truth About My Mother by Nyna Giles and Eve Claxton March 2018
	Bonkers: A Real Mum’s Hilariously Honest tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health by Olivia Siegl February 2018
	Recovery State of Mind: Inspire You Everyday Journal (Inspire You Series) 4th Edition by Shades of Blue Project January 2018
	Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis by Julia Chinyere Oparah, Helen Arega, Dantia Hudson, Linda Jones, Talita Oseguera December 2017
	Motherhood in the Face of Trauma: Pathways Towards Healing and Growth (Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care) by Maria Muzik and Katherine Lisa Rosenblum December 2017
	Birth Story Brave: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Childbirth Experience by Emily Souder November 2017
	Another Twinkle in the Eye: Contemplating Another Pregnancy After Perinatal Mental Illness by Elaine Hanzak November 2017
	It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine October 2017
	Stress Less, Live Better: 5 Simple Steps to Ease Anxiety, Worry, and Self-Criticism by Diane Sanford, PhD October 2017
	Birth of a New Brain: Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder by Dyane Harwood October 2017
	Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore June 2017
	The Afterglow: A Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder Support Group Curriculum by Ashley Hanna Morgan June 2017
	Joy at the End of the Rainbow: A Guide for Pregnancy After a Loss by Amanda Ross-White June 2017
	Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression: A Guide For Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period by Margaret Spinelli, MD May 2017
	I Gave Birth to My Heart: A Collection of Poems about Motherhood, Reimagined by Ashley Hanna Morgan May 2017
	Pregnancy: The Essential Teen Pregnancy Guide: All-In-One Advice For Anxious Teens by Susan E Hart May 2017
	When Postpartum Packs a Punch: Fighting Back and Finding Joy by Kristina Cowan April 2017
	The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby by Lauren Smith Brody April 2017
	Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts- paperback by Sally M. Winston PsyD and Martin N. Seif PhD \| Mar 2017
	Thriving Mama Playbook by Jennifer Bronsnick February 2017
	Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression Hardcover by Chris Aiken MD and James Phelps MD January 2017
	The Art of Holding in Therapy by Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW January 2017
	Perinatal Mental Health and the Military Family by Melinda Thiam January 2017
	Not Pregnant by Cathie Quillet and Shannon Sutherland November 2016
	Depression in New Mothers, 3rd Edition by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett September 2016
	A Dark Secret by Lashonta Edwards August 2016
	Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal Donna Jackson Nakazawa July 2016
	A Spectrum Approach to Mood Disorders: Not Fully Bipolar But Not Unipolar–Practical Management by James Phelps MD June 2016
	Moods in Motion: A coloring and healing book for postpartum moms by Karen Kleiman (Author), Lisa Powell Braun (Illustrator) May 2016
	8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise by Christina Hibbert April 2016
	Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood: Firsthand Advice, Tips and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples by Eric Rosswood February 2016
	Maternity Leave: A New Mother’s Guide to the First Six Weeks Postpartum by Cheryl Zauderer, PhD, CNM, NPP, IBCLC January 2016
	Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan by Diana Lynn Barnes (Editor)July 2015
	Postpartum Action Manual: How to Provide Comfort, Encouragement, and Guidance to New Families by Jane I Honikman June 2015
	Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek Their Help by Karen Kleiman, LCSW April 2015
	My Diary by Jane I. Honikman April 2015
	Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide and Case Studies by Sharon N. Covington April 2015
	Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families by Alan D. Wolfelt PhDApril 2015
	Motherhood May Cause Drowsiness: Mom Stories From the Trenches: A Second Edition Monkey Star Press Anthology by Lisa Nolan, Tina Bietler, and Kristi Campbell April 2015
	Mommy, Deconstructed: A Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Recovery Guide by Christina L. Vanneste January 2015
	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress by Amy Wenzel and Karen Kleiman November 2014
	I’m Listening: A Guide to Supporting Postpartum Families by Jane Honikman October 2014
	Back In Six Weeks: A Novel by Sharon Gerdes October 2014
	Teen Pregnancy: Teenage Pregnancy Support: Advice for Parents and Teens Kindle Edition by Phebe Pearson October 2014
	Mothering in East Asian Communities: Politics and Practices edited by Patti Duncan and Gina Wong September 2014
	A Mother’s Climb Out Of Darkness: A Story about Overcoming Postpartum Psychosis by Jennifer Moyer June 2014
	Children of the Depressed: Healing the Childhood Wounds That Come from Growing Up with a Depressed Parent by Shoshana Bennett June 2014
	Coping With Infertility, Miscarriage, and Neonatal Loss: Finding Perspective and Creating Meaning by Amy Wenzel March 2014
	Happy Pants – Why is Mummy so sad? by Heather Gallagher illustrated by Liz McGrath May 2014
	Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse: A Nursing Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell by Michele R. Davidson PhD CNM CFN RN April 2014
	Medications and Mother’s Milk 2012: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology Thomas Hale, MD April 2014
	Becoming Us: 8 Steps to Grow a Family that Thrives Paperback by Elly Taylor March 2014
	Postpartum depression and anxiety: A self-help guide for mothers by Pacific Postpartum Support Society February 2014
	Tokens of Affection: Reclaiming Your Marriage After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman and Amy Wenzel January 2014
	Perinatal Mental Health: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Manual (2nd edition) by John Cox, Jeni Holden, Carol Henshaw January 2014
	Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence by Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley January 2014
	Fast Facts for the Antepartum and Postpartum Nurse: A Nursing Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell by Michele R. Davidson PhD CNM CFN RN December 2013
	This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin MD, 2nd Edition October 2013
	Traumatic Childbirth by Cheryl Beck and Jeanne Watson Driscoll August 2013
	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition: DSM-5 by American Psychiatric Association May 2013
	Community Support for New Families by Jane Honikman, MS April 2013
	Happy Endings, New Beginnings: Navigating Postpartum Disorders by Susan Benjamin Feingold February 2013
	Intensive Parenting: Surviving the Emotional Journey through the NICU by Deborah L Davis and Maria Tesler Stein November 2012
	The Mommy Plan: Restoring Your Post-pregnancy Body Naturally, Using Women’s Traditional Wisdom by Valerie Lynn July 2012
	A Nurse’s Guide to Women’s Mental Health by Michele R. Davidson PhD CNM CFN RN May 2012
	Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A Clinician’s Guide by Scott Stuart and Michael Robertson August 2012
	Moms Gone Mad: Motherhood and Madness, Oppression and Resistance Edited by Gina Wong October 2012
	One Mom’s Journey to Motherhood: Infertility, Childbirth Complications, and Postpartum Depression, Oh My! by Ivy Shih Leung November 2011
	The Infertility Workbook: A Mind-Body Program to Enhance Fertility, Reduce Stress, and Maintain Emotional Balance (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Barbara Blitzer LCSW-C MEd October 2011
	Maternidad Tabu – ebook Version en Español – by Katia Thiele July 2011
	Postpartum Depression For Dummies by Shoshana S. Bennett April 2011
	Supermom: A Postpartum Anxiety Survival Story by Stacey Ackerman April 2011
	Postpartum Mood Disorders A Guide for Medical, Mental Health, and Other Support Providers by Kimberly Zittel December 2010
	Anxiety in Childbearing Women: Diagnosis and Treatment by Amy Wenzel PhD November 2010
	Great Expectations: Becoming a Dad: The First Three Years by John C. Carr October 2010
	And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and our Unexpected Families by Susan Goldberg and Chloë Brushwood Rose (Editors) October 2010
	Maternidad tabú (Relatos) (Spanish) by Katia Christina Thiele Rojas October 2010
	Life Will Never Be The Same: The Real Mom’s Postpartum Survival Guide by Ann L. Dunnewold PhD and Diane G. Sanford PhD March 2010
	Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy With Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Clients by Dr. Janet Jaffe and Martha Diamond August 2010
	Delivery From Darkness: A Jewish Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Depression by Baruch Finkelstein September 2009
	The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook: Practical Skills to Help You Overcome Anxiety, Worry, Panic Attacks, Obsessions, and Compulsions by Pamela Wiegartz June 2009
	Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness by Teresa Twomey March 2009
	Screening for Perinatal Depression by Sandra Elliot and Carol Henshaw, editors January 2009
	When Baby Brings the Blues: Solutions for Postpartum Depression by Ariel Dalfen MD January 2009
	Pregnant on Prozac: The Essential Guide to Making the Best Decision for You and Your Baby by Shoshana Bennett, PhD December 2008
	Couple Communication After a Baby Dies: Differing Perspectives by Sherokee Ilse and Tim Nelson October 2008
	Understanding Your Moods When You’re Expecting: Emotions, Mental Health, and Happiness — Before, During, and After Pregnancy by Lucy Puryear, MD June 2008
	Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and Treatment Guide for the Health Care Practitioner (Hardcover) by Susan Dowd Stone and Alexis E. Menken, Editors May 2008
	A Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years by Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD August 2007
	The Journey to Parenthood: Myths, Reality and What Really M atters by Diana Lynn Barnes, PsyD, LMFT June 2007
	Postpartum Depression Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Overcoming the Most Common Complication after Childbirth by Joyce Venis and Suzanne McCloskey March 2007
	Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians 2nd Edition by Sharon N. Covington and Linda Hammer Burns (Editors) October 2006
	Pregnancy Blues: What Every Woman Needs to Know about Depression During Pregnancy by Shaila Kulkarni Misri, MD September 2006
	Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression Brooke Shields April 2006
	Postpartum Mood And Anxiety Disorders: A Guide by Cheryl Tatano Beck and Jeanne Watson Driscoll September 2005
	The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood – Coping with Stress, Depression, and Burnout by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett July 2005
	Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum (Review of Psychiatry) by Lee S. Cohen, MD and Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD May 2005
	What Am I Thinking: Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman March 2005
	Eyes Without Sparkle: A Journey Through Postnatal Illness by Elaine Hanzak January 2005
	The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption by Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson August 2004
	Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey by Deborah L. Davis and Mara Tesler Stein June 2004
	Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers by Jane Heustis and Marcia Meyer Jenkins May 2004
	When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus April 2004
	Perinatal Mental Health: A Guide to the EPDS by John Cox and Jeni Holden January 2003
	Infanticide: Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill by Dr Margaret G Spinelli M.D. (Editor) October 2002
	Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy by Pam Vredevelt June 2001
	The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression by Karen Kleiman February 2001
	Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health by Deborah Sichel and Jeanne Watson Driscoll December 2000
	The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment by Babette Rothschild October 2000
	The Joy of Fatherhood: The First Twelve Months by Marcus Jacob Goldman May 2000
	Mothering the New Mother: Women’s Feelings & Needs After Childbirth: A Support and Resource Guide by Sally Placksin April 2000
	Unspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, And Other Pregnancy Loss by Kim Kluger-Bell April 26, 2000
	Perinatal Psychiatry: Use and misuse of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale by John Cox and Jeni Holden (Editors) January 1994

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