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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, Newsweek, Redbook,
Parents, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, and most 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.
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