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Maternal Mental Health Week 2018

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Today marks the beginning of Maternal Mental Health Awareness week!  The theme for this year is “#RealMotherhood #NoShame.”  As a specialist in working with new mothers suffering from postpartum anxiety and depression, I want to join those who want to raise awareness of the #1 complication of pregnancy: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (or PMAD’s). […]

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Maternal Mental Health Awareness

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Beginning this week, April 30th – May 6th,  is “Maternal Mental Health” Week and we wanted to help support and raise awareness of the challenges that women face in becoming a mother and the significant life adjustment that impacts women and their families. Approximately 1 in 5 women will experience some form of mood disorder […]

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How Sex Might Change During and After Pregnancy

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Many couples are thrilled to find out that they will soon be expecting a baby. Hours are spent picking out the perfect name, perfect paint color for the nursery, and perfect crib or bassinet. And then a reality suddenly dawns on them… how will being pregnant affect their sex life? Will they even have a sex life […]

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