Perinatal Mental Health Specific Diagnosis
Perfect to Panicked: My Struggle With Postpartum Anxiety
By: Haley Bradenburg, PS-WA Clinical Extern Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intrusive thoughts Dear Perinatal Support Washington community, In 2014 I had an incredible homebirth with a midwife for my second…
Read MoreNot All Sunshine And Glitter: Postpartum Anxiety & Trauma
By Clysta Cole, PS-WA Staff Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intimate partner violence, PTSD Waqaa! (Hello) My Name is Clysta Cole, I am Inuit/Yupik, a mother to 6, I want to…
Read MoreMy Fight To Stay Afloat: Postpartum Anxiety
By Angie Myers, PS-WA Board Member Content warning: Postpartum Anxiety, intrusive thoughts When my son Joseph was born, I was elated after a wonderful delivery with an incredible OB. During…
Read MorePostpartum Psychosis in A Pandemic: My Story Part 2
By: Allie Lindsay Johnson, PS-WA Executive Director Content warning: Postpartum Psychosis, NICU With my experience of depression following a miscarriage, I was on the look-out for signs of depression. It…
Read MoreRecurrence Rates and Risk Factors in Perinatal Mood Disorders
Anyone who works regularly with perinatal women will eventually find themselves face to face with a worried mother in their office thinking about becoming pregnant or already pregnant with her…
Read MorePreparing for PMADs in Subsequent Pregnancies
As providers specializing in postpartum support, we all will encounter clients who are looking for support for an upcoming delivery after experiencing symptoms of PMAD. As providers it is our…
Read MorePPMDs, My Second Baby and Me
Hi, my name is Sabine and I suffered from Postpartum Anxiety, Depression and OCD. This is my story on deciding to have another child. If you are thinking about having…
Read MoreResources for Maternal Ambivalence and Regret
For ProvidersThe Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood By Barbara AlmondMixed feelings about motherhood—uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one’s own…
Read MoreObsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Perinatal Period
Terri Buysse Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder that often worsens or comes on rapidly during the perinatal period. It is found in 2 to 3% of the general population…
Read MorePerinatal Anxiety Resources for Clinicians
Books, Guides and Workbooks The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Kevin Gyoerkoe PsyD, ACT, Laura Miller MD, Pamela Wiegartz PhD, ACT. This anxiety workbook offers proven-effective strategies drawn from…
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