Beyond the 6-week checkup: A realistic look at postpartum and early parenthood with Dr. Jessica Vernon
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Description: Do you know the signs of postpartum depression? Many parents (and even medical professionals) often miss diagnosing new mothers with a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. Here to help shed light on this important topic is Board-Certified OB/GYN and author of the upcoming book, Then Comes Baby, Dr. Jessica Vernon. In this episode we explore: - Why postpartum mental health conditions are so often overlooked—even in medical training. - The types of questions Dr. Jessica started asking her prenatal and postpartum patients that allowed them the space to open up and reveal the struggles they were experiencing. - How the 6-week check-in after birth become the standard practice and what birthing people can expect of their bodies and minds at the 6-week mark. - Why women experiencing mental health struggles in postpartum are so prone to feelings of guilt and shame - even though there is no difference between medical risks and mental health risks, as a society we tend to attach more shame to mental health challenges. - What is matrescence and how is it revolutionizing the way we view early motherhood. - Managing our expectations with the realization that reality and our fantasies often don't match up and how that can cause struggles - from birth, to feeding, postpartum, and early parenthood. - Free moms groups, books, and other resources for expecting and new parents. Whether you're pregnant, newly postpartum, or a professional working with new parents, this episode offers essential insights into how we can improve postpartum care and support maternal mental health. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. JESSICA: https://www.drjessicavernon.com/ PRE-ORDER DR. JESSICA'S BOOK: 📚 Then Comes Baby: An Honest Conversation about Birth, Postpartum, and the Complex Transition to Parenthood ARE YOU A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL? Go to upshurbren.com/IFSTraining to register for The Good Mom/Bad Mom Loop, a 3-hour workshop on 2/27 designed to teach professionals how to integrate Internal Family Systems concepts into maternal mental health services to provide improved support for moms. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: 📱 @drsarahbren 📱 @dr.jessicavernon, Jessica Vernon, Jessica Vernon, MD, FACOG, PMH-C ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND RESOURCES: 📚 Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America 📚 Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood ✨ Postpartum Support International CHECK OUT ADDITIONAL PODCAST EPISODES YOU MAY LIKE: 🎧 Going back to work after baby: Maintaining a healthy and secure attachment bond 🎧 How to lighten the load in pregnancy and postpartum with Dr. Sterling 🎧 A breakdown of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) 🎧 Sex after baby - Part I and Part II
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