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BROOKE SHIELDS PUSHES POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION BILL IN WASHINGTON

Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., participates in a news conference to announce the introduction of the "MOTHERS Act" in the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 11, 2007. The legislation would initiate new federal investment in postpartum depression education, detection and treatment programs for new mothers. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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