Perinatal mental health
Most individuals have heard the term postpartum depression or postpartum rage. We have learned that trying to conceive, pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting bring dramatic changes to your life - and your emotional health. THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO POSTPARTUM or After Birth.
Perinatal encompasses from the time trying to conceive up to 2 years postpartum.
All these reactions are NORMAL.
HOWEVER, they may also be signs and symptoms of a temporary and treatable set of conditions called
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs).
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders don’t discriminate 1 in 5 women/birthing people experience a PMAD. They can happen to any new or expecting mother/birthing person and can strike at any time from the moment of conception until up to one year postpartum.
These symptoms typically do not go away on their own,
however, with help and support, you will feel better.
YOU MIGHT:
be feeling down.
feel more tired than usual, yet unable to sleep or rest.
be less interested in eating. Or eating too much of the wrong things.
get angry and annoyed more easily.
have trouble thinking clearly and making decisions.
worry or get anxious for reasons that you don’t completely understand.
be having thoughts or impulses that feel disturbing, scary, and irrational.
even experience flashbacks or nightmares about past traumatic events.
Betty is deeply passionate about providing personalized care to individuals navigating the remarkable journey to and through parenthood.
With specialized training in perinatal mental health and mood disorders, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, miscarriage, and infant loss, she is dedicated to supporting you through the unique emotional challenges of this transformative time. Betty offers a safe, empathetic space to help you explore and address the complexities of the perinatal experience.
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
