AdvertisementLawmakers Weigh Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Screening For Postpartum DepressionMarch 19, 2018April DemboskyfacebookEmailWendy Root Askew with her husband Dominick Askew and their son. When the little boy (now 6) was born, Root Askew struggled with postpartum depression. She likes California's bill, she says, because it goes beyond mandatory screening; it would also require insurers to establish programs to help women get treatment. (Courtesy of Wendy Root Askew)