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      • Meet Lindsey
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        • Helpful Resources
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        • Pregnancy, Postpartum

          & the Transition to Parenthood

          Mood and anxiety disorder definitions, risk factors, and how specialized treatment can help.

        • What are Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders?

          Let's start with a definition from Postpartum Support International:

           

          Perinatal means the period “all around” birth. We use it to mean the period of time all throughout pregnancy as well as the baby’s first year.

          You are not alone.

           

          • 1 in 7 Mothers and birthing parents experience perinatal depression or anxiety
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          • 1 in 10 Dads or partners experience perinatal depression or anxiety
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          • PMADs and Birth Trauma are treatable with the right support.

          "Women of every culture, age, income level and race can develop perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Symptoms can appear any time during pregnancy and the first 12 months after childbirth. There are effective and well-researched treatment options to help you recover.

           

          Although the term “postpartum depression” is most often used, there are actually several forms of illness that women may experience, including:

          - Depression during Pregnancy & Postpartum

           

          - Anxiety during Pregnancy & Postpartum

           

          - Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

           

          - Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

           

          - Bipolar Mood Disorders (Bipolar I & Bipolar 2)

           

          - Postpartum Psychosis

          Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we will ever do.

           

          -Brene Brown

          Risk Factors

          Research has identified potential factors for an increased risk of experiencing PMADs.

          Some common factors can contribute to mood complications during pregnancy and postpartum, including:

          • Unplanned or challenging pregnancies

          • Previous pregnancy losses, fertility struggles, & experiencing the death of a child

          • A lack of support during pregnancy or the birth

          • Disappointing or traumatic birth experiences

          • Mental health challenges prior to pregnancy such as depression, anxiety, or other mood disorders can also increase the odds that a new parent will experience mood complications during pregnancy or postpartum.

          ...And, there is hope! Treatment from a therapist specializing in PMADs and/or birth trauma is critically important. In addition, emotional support from your support network is crucial.

          "Courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver."

           

          -Brene Brown

          Lindsey's Specialized

          Scope of Practice

          Lindsey offers clinical and non-clinical support services for the full spectrum of care for birth parents & partners, birth professionals and beyond.

          • Evaluation and treatment of PMADs, including but not limited to: postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, panic, and PTSD
          • Reproductive trauma or loss, including infertility, gender disappointment, miscarriage, abortion, birth trauma, and NICU/Preemie
          • Transition to Parenthood – first time around or subsequent
          • Alternative pathways to parenting such as single parenting, adoption, donor egg/sperm/embryo, LGBTQIA, teen parenting, and later-in-life parenting

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