The Melanie Stokes Foundation, Inc. was created to honor the memory of Melanie Stokes who tragically ended her own life due to her bout with postpartum psychosis. It is our sincere hope that through telling her story and providing information about postpartum disorders to women and their loved ones, that they will gain a better understanding of the disorder and seek help so that future tragedies of this nature can be prevented.

Within this site information on the definitions of the varying degrees of postpartum disorders, descriptions of it's symptoms and causes, treatment strategies, and links to other resources on the web are provided.

The Melanie Stokes Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization.