Monmouth Medical Center To Open Program For Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders

What began as a support group at Monmouth Medical Center is now the first Center for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety in New Jersey.

The intensive outpatient program has screened over 800 women and treated more than 500 patients from New Jersey and neighboring states, according to a medical center release.

The creation of the center is result of the severe need for services available to treat postpartum depression and anxiety in the state. New Jersey became the first state to require every new mother to be screened for PPD/A before they are discharged from the hospital.

The ribbon cutting for the ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on May 4.

Speakers and interviews include:

• Mary Jo Codey, the former New Jersey First Lady will share her personal experience with postpartum depression and her continued fight to increase awareness and understanding of PPD by offering education and resources to women, their families, and healthcare professionals and encouraging women to seek treatment.
• Lisa Tremaybe, RN, Program Director of The Center for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and PPD survivor
• Robert Graebe, MD, Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Monmouth Medical Center
• Eric Carney, Chief Operating Officer of Monmouth Medical Center
• Meg Santonacita, PPD Survivor, and a member of Monmouth Medical Center’s Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder’s Initial Postpartum Depression Support Group in 2012
• Luciana Mangyik, PPD Survivor, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder’s First Patient in 2016
• Carolyn Stack, Postpartum Depression survivor, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Mentor mother, who had another child after severe PPD.

Image: Courtesy of Monmouth Medical Center