Birth Trauma, Counseling, Miscarriage, Postpartum Depression, Stillbirth, Therapy Rachel Rabinor, LCSW Birth Trauma, Counseling, Miscarriage, Postpartum Depression, Stillbirth, Therapy Rachel Rabinor, LCSW

Birth Trauma: Is THAT What I've Been Experiencing?

Like many mom-conversations go, Sara asked about the age difference between my two kids and how I felt about it. She told me that although her daughter was begging for a sibling and her husband was also ready, she wasn’t prepared to get pregnant again just yet. She was conflicted about her timing tho, noting her age and the pressure she was feeling to have another baby.

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Baby Blues, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Therapy Rachel Rabinor, LCSW Baby Blues, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Therapy Rachel Rabinor, LCSW

Reducing the Stigma of Maternal Mental Health Disorders

Advocates are hopeful that by normalizing the prevalence of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), more women will understand the differences between the baby blues and postpartum depression. Greater awareness will allow for the realization that “something’s not right”— with me, my wife, my sister, my daughter, and thus more screenings for prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety. PMADs are very treatable with professional help. With help you will feel better.

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