Post-Partum Program

" Amy Martin is a proud mother of three children her youngest is to left -- He had the baby -- with her first two kids anxiety sadness typically explained by exhausting and hormonal changes and content in new month. But the -- he brought little Avery hold in the hospital I felt like the world was coming and Amy was suffering from severe postpartum depression she was admitted to a pilot inpatient program at the University of North Carolina -- caters to moms like. -- they're not able to get through their activities of daily thing. They are often having thought of wanting to die or having active thoughts of hurting themselves or thoughts of hurting the baby UNC program is one of the kind in this country that was based on models used in Europe and Australia for decades. Our goal was to create a mother. Baby unit. That would provide state of the art must holistic care to monster in the honorable time. Treatment can include medication behavioral therapy aren't yoga anything they can encourage mothers to bond with their -- and -- after they get home. The program has grown since opening in 2008 and is now inundated with calls some from across the country. As more -- more struggling mothers speak up there is no stigma or embarrassment and getting something that happens in many many women and you can't tell the good house without. -- construction work Martins says the program gave her the building blocks to get back on her feet as a mom. I figured I can give up two weeks with them. To get battered -- spend my life. Taking care of them Erika Edwards NBC news."