Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 14, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Part Two of Kathy Morellis interview with William Courtney, PhD, LCSW, about Paternal Postnatal Depression Consequences and Support. Part One: Paternal Postnatal Depression Signs and Causes can be read here. What are the consequences of mens postpartum depression? How does it affect the
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June 12, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
As we approach Father's Day, on Sunday, June 17th, many fathers will be celebrating this special day for the first time. Kathy Morelli interviews Dr. Courtenay in a two part series on Paternal Postnatal Depression, a little discussed but often significant situation that can develop, as a man m
June 07, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Giving Birth with Confidence, Lamaze International's blog and go-to resource for expecting and new parents has joined with a new organization, PATTCh, (Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth) to share the new "Traumatic Birth Prevention & Resource Guide" with GBWC readers and all of us
May 24, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
This is a post by Science & Sensibilitys regular contributor, Walker Karraa, MFA, MA, CD(DONA) The recently published study, Reducing Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Among Black and Latina Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Howell et al., 2012) has garnered attention among birth and perinata
May 10, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
this is a guest post by Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.Part Two: Fortifying Parenthood: Know YourselfPart Two is about the importance of knowing yourself as a step towards developing healthy parenting practices.Q: How can I prepare to become a parent who offers my child(ren) a different experience than I had
May 08, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
This is a guest post by Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.Part One: Fortifying Parenthood: Infant AttachmentPart One is about managing expectations about infant attachment and how to foster the infant bondInfant attachment: Easier than we thinkParents are often burdened by internalized expectations surrounding a
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
April 25, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
A guest post by Deborah Issokson, Psy.D.Childbearing is a vulnerable process.Regardless of our profession within the childbirth world, we are working to facilitate an experience that has a positive emotional outcome accompanied by a healthy psychological adjustment to motherhood. It is incumbent upo
April 20, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Read Part One in this series . . . Risk Factors for Perinatal Mental Illness (saaay what - so many??)Etiology: Bio-psycho-social Current research does not give us a crystal clear cause for perinatal mood disorders. It seems that a convergence of biological, psychological and social (biopsychoso
April 13, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Stigma & Prevalence of Perinatal Mental Illness Part One of this series of posts discusses the experience of public stigma and self-shame around perinatal mental illness. Part Two talks about risk factors and types of perinatal mental illnesses. Part Three about what you can do, Words & Acti
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