Sylvia Lasalandra, courageous and philanthropic author, advocate and mother has republished her best-selling book, A Daughter’s Touch in Spanish. With few to no books offering personal accounts of postpartum depression to a growing and underserved population of Spanish speaking mothers, Lasalandra has created a vital and ground breaking contribution.
PPD researchers have published numerous studies lamenting lack of access to informational resources for high risk populations, yet the paucity of such materials remains a major barrier to awareness, detection and treatment in Latino communities. Sylvia’s book brings a crucial resource to this empty shelf.
Way to go Sylvia! To order her book in Spanish, click here.
One other book about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders that may be helpful to Spanish speakers is "Beyond the Blues" ("Mas Alla De La Melancolia"). To order that book in Spanish, click here.
For the Postpartum Support International website en espanol, click here.
This is fabulous!! Thank you for posting this. I am a graduate student doing a dissertation on symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy in low income Latina and African American women, and I agree that there are FAR too few resources out there in Spanish. Thank you for sharing some good ones!