Diane G. Sanford, Ph.D.
is president and co-developer of the Women’s
Healthcare Partnership, an interdisciplinary clinical
and consulting group. A licensed clinical psychologist,
Dr. Sanford has devoted the past 18 years to specializing
in women’s health, particularly pregnancy
and postpartum adjustment. She is co-author of Postpartum
Survival Guide and Midlife and Menopause: A Celebration
of Women’s Health. For her work in improving
women’s health, she received the Award for
Clinical Excellence from the National Association
of Women’s Health in 1999.
Internationally recognized for her expertise, she
has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows including
Good Morning America and MSNBC Crosstalk. She is
one of the most called upon women’s health
experts for the American Psychological Association,
and has been interviewed for stories in the New
York Times, Washington Post, Parents,
Redbook,
Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Ladies
Home Journal and many major women’s publications.
Last July, she completed a three-part video series
on perinatal emotional health, covering postpartum
disorders, depression during pregnancy, and high-risk
pregnancy, fertility issues, and pregnancy loss.
Committed to improving women’s health on a
national and local level, she serves on the Board
of Consultants for ICEA and is a past Board member
of Depression After Delivery and Postpartum Support
International. She is Clinical Director of Mother
to Mother, a free community-based phone support
program for pregnant and parenting moms in St. Louis.
She is an adjunct associate professor in the School
of Public Health at St. Louis University. Raised
in St. Louis, she lives in Webster Groves with her
husband and two daughters, Jessica, 16, and Rachel,
12.
Awards
12th Annual Executive Summit
on Women’s Health
NAWH Awards for Excellence in Women’s Health
Award for Clinical Excellence
For outstanding achievement in direct provision
of health care for women, with a focus on empowering
women to participate as informed decision-makers
in their own health care.
