In partnership with Sage Therapeutics, we’ve released a 5-episode miniseries on the Beyond the NICU podcast on the topic of maternal mental health in the NICU and after. Listen to all five episodes today, and subscribe to Beyond the NICU wherever you get your podcasts to stay up to date with new episodes!
Episode 9: The Importance of Maternal Mental Health
Therapist Lexi Losch, LPC, discusses why we need to pay attention to maternal mental health, the differences between the “baby blues” and postpartum depression, and how to get help when you need it.
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Episode 10: Experiencing Postpartum Depression
Kelli talks with writer and NICU mom Rhiannon Giles about her experience with postpartum depression after her bout with preeclampsia and the premature birth of her son. Rhiannon also gives advice to NICU medical professionals how to speak to women who exhibit symptoms of postpartum depression.
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Episode 11: Self Care and Postpartum Depression
Guest Shifra Mehl describes her own experience with postpartum depression, self care techniques, the importance of self-care for new moms, and how her experiences led her to begin an organization to help new mothers in her home of Lakewood, New Jersey.
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Episode 13: The Risk of PPD After a NICU Stay
Bereaved parent and Hand to Hold Peer Mentor Catherine Tate talks about the experience of losing her first child and having a high-risk pregnancy with her second, and how a NICU stay makes moms more susceptible to PPD.
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Episode 14: The Risk of PPD for Black Mothers
Bereaved parent and Hand to Hold Peer Mentor Catherine Tate talks about the experience of losing her first child and having a high-risk pregnancy with her second, and how a NICU stay makes moms more susceptible to PPD.
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