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Self Care Program
Patient Guide for Women with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
This includes information on Postpartum Depression and anxiety as well as different exercises and activities that will lead to positive changes. One way to start is by completing the self-assessment. Identify your strengths and those you would like to work on. You can read the manual through from front cover to back, or go directly to the sections that correspond with your goals. You may find it most useful to begin with the areas that are most important to you.
You may read this manual on your own, with your spouse, or together with a supportive
friend. You may also work with your health-care provider or counselor to go over some
of the materials and activities.
You can download the  Self Care Program Patient Guide or order for $15 from the C&W bookstore.
Who Is This Manual For?
For Women: This manual is targeted for women who are having emotional difficulties
in the postpartum period. We hope it will guide you to make positive changes in your
postpartum experience. However, this information alone will not be enough to treat
your illness. You must also speak to your doctor, public health nurse, mental health
worker, or other health care provider about appropriate treatment options.
For Health Care Providers: We wrote this manual to provide you with tools to empower
women with information and meaningful activities to enable them to make positive
changes in their postpartum experience. It was designed to allow you to choose from the
section(s) of the Patient Guide that are pertinent to the woman with whom you are
working.
Note: If English is your second language, you may wish to ask your care provider to
assist you with this manual.
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