Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
May 25, 2022 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
This month’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators recognizes that May is Maternal Mental Health Month. A simple activity that encourages pregnant and new parents to reach out for support when they are experiencing some emotional bumps in the road. You can find all the Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators posts here at this link for free.
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May 24, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
May is National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. Perinatal mood disorders (depression, anxiety and more) are the most common complication of pregnancy and/or postpartum. It is estimated that one in five pregnant people are dealing with the challenges of pregnancy mood disorders. One in seven people transitions to life with a new baby while also suffering from a postpartum mood disorder.
Childbirth educators would be remiss if they did not allocate time during classes, from the very first moment of connection onward, to discuss this topic. Based on the above estimates, 20% of the people sitting in your classes preparing for their labor and birth are already dealing with a mood disorder but may not have the information or the bandwidth necessary to receive the support they need during this vulnerable time
January 02, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Pregnant people experiencing stress and anxiety is at higher risk of obstetrical complications including preterm birth and low birth weight babies. The scientists hypothesized that music therapy would reduce stress during the pregnancy, during the birth, and for the baby. Read this research review!
August 31, 2015 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
By Walker Karraa, PhD.Perinatal and/or postpartum depression affects more than 15% off all women during pregnancy or after birth. Many women are not diagnosed and therefore are not referred on to specialists who can help them with appropriate treatment. Last month, the Centers for Disease Cont
May 04, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Childbirth Professionals: Positive Actions and Words that Heal As I write this, I wonder how the childbirth community feels about this issue? I would certainly understand if it brings up discomfort. I'd love to hear your point of view! You can help a lot by becoming educated about perinat
August 25, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
There is no greater loneliness in the life of a human being than being alone with ones own suffering; and no suffering is greater than the mental torture of impending agony from which there is no escape and of which there is no understanding. Grantly Dick-Read, 1959, p.50 Grantly Dick-Read was
June 30, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Try being a primary care provider treating a pregnant woman who is on antidepressants. Dr. Michael Kleins recent S&S post [about his newly published research] aptly considered the power of attitudes and beliefs to shape practices and maintain problematic paradigms. The same attitude
February 16, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
My professional curiosity lies in the power of language to limit, or liberate the lived experience of the childbearing womanparticularly those with perinatal mental health concerns.Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children (2009) illustrates the positive strides being made
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