Telephone Support
Free support by phone for women experiencing emotional difficulties during postpartum or pregnancy. Moms are paired with a trained phone volunteer that has experienced similar difficulties. Volunteers listen, encourage, and provide peer support. Volunteers are not trained counselors and therefore do not provide counseling or psychotherapy services. If you need additional help, a volunteer will provide resources. Please call 314-644-7001 or toll free at 1-877-644-7001 for information on this service. *Please note that this is not a hotline number, but someone will return your call within 24 hours. All calls are confidential.

Group Support
An informal peer support group for women experiencing emotional difficulties during postpartum or pregnancy. Support is offered by volunteers that have experienced similar difficulties in an open and welcoming atmosphere. Meetings are held in an environment where you may feel safe to express your feelings. Babies are welcome. The groups meet at Women’s Healthcare Partnership every other Friday morning from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Please call 314-644-7001 for dates and to R.S.V.P.

In the News

Dads and Postpartum Depression
New York Times Parenting Blog 08/14/09 - Read more

Returning to Work After Postpartum Depression
Wall Street Journal 08/24/09 - Read more

Working Mothers and Postpartum Depression - How to Manage
Working Mother 12/08 - Read more

Testimonials
"Mother to Mother helped me when I was feeling very overwhelmed and rather lost after I brought my twins home from the hospital. I tell all of my friends, doctors, etc., about the organization and all that it does."

"Mother to Mother is dedicated to helping women cope, adjust and adapt to the emotional trauma brought on by motherhood. In my time of need, Mother to Mother provided me support from women volunteers who had dealt with the same types of trauma I was experiencing. Nobody told me how hard parenting would be – except Mother to Mother volunteers. They listened to me and helped me feel better about myself."

“I was helped tremendously by Mother to Mother after the birth of my second son. Mother to Mother played a crucial role in my recovery from PPAD. I now volunteer as a member because I know what a huge difference we make in the life of the mother's we help. Having a support volunteer just a phone call away, can and perhaps already has saved many lives".

" A little about Mother to Mother.. ‘A supposed beautiful experience had been stopped short due to something I had heard of, but never thought would ever happen to me -- something called postpartum depression. Feeling completely not myself, I knew that I needed help fast! After talking to one of the moms from this amazing group I realized I wasn't a freak after all. This is a real thing happening to me and I wasn't going crazy. I got through it and now volunteer as a support mom for Mother to Mother. Need I say more?".

"They were there for me when I was so sick and down. I needed someone to talk to so badly. My volunteer had been through similar difficulties after the birth of her child. Mother to Mother was a wonderful blessing in my life and a major part of my recovery."