Last week I made the case for the importance of speaking openly about pregnancy loss. My hope over the next few weeks is to shine a bright light on the many faces and facets of loss.
I’m starting this week talking about miscarriages. As a refresher, miscarriage refers to pregnancy loss before 20 weeks. An estimated 10-25% of pregnancy’s will end in miscarriage, with most miscarriages occurring before the 13th week of pregnancy. As I noted last...
Maternity Matters: On Pregnancy Loss
In planning this week’s blog entry, my first topical post for Maternity Matters, I thought long and hard about where to begin. There is so much to explore and so much that deserves attention in the world of perinatal mental health. After much reflection, I settled on writing a series about pregnancy loss.
Why? Because we don’t want to talk about!
Maternity Matters: A Blog Introduction
Mindful Return: How to Embrace Your Commute: Finding Your Zen on the Way to Work
A Child Grows: The New Year’s Resolution Trap
A Child Grows: In Defense Of Mom Friends: The Importance Of Finding Your Tribe
A conversation about the utter necessity of having other mom friends once you step into parenthood. It’s an age-old trick: surrounding yourself with a gang of other like-minded mom friends will increase your happiness quotient by far, and steer you clear of lots of potential isolation, sadness, and depression.
A Child Grows: Pregnancy And Emotional Health
A Child Grows: It’s Not Just Depression: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
“But I don’t feel depressed.” I hear this time and time again from pregnant and postpartum women who call my clinical practice. These women are plagued by anxiety, racing thoughts, restlessness, sleep difficulties, compulsive behaviors, and other troubling symptoms, and yet they do not reach out for help. Why?