Diapers Wanted For Marblehead Health Department Drive

MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Marblehead Health Department is conducting a diaper drive during the month of April for new mothers in need.

Residents who are able to are asked to drop off unopened packages of diapers from newborn to size 6 to the Health offices at the Mary Alley Building on Widger Road. The drive will run from April 3 through April 28.

Larger sizes are of most need, as are baby wipes.

The Health Department said that the diaper drive is in coordination with National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

"Women with diaper need also reported more difficulty with stress management, depression and coping with trauma," said the National Diaper Bank Network, "which can negatively affect a child's development. Increased stress and depression can, in turn, increase the chance of stress and abuse."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)