Therapy is a psychological approach to treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, a type of mental health disorders that affect childbearing women. If you are pregnant or postpartum and experiencing distress, you may be wondering how therapy can help you. What is...
Deciding how to deal with an unplanned pregnancy is an issue that a lot of modern women and couples face. A pregnancy may come as a shock if it is not planned or expected. An unplanned pregnancy can happen for a number of reasons. For example, if you didn’t use birth...
What is infertility? By definition, infertility is the inability to get pregnant after 1 year of trying in women under age 35 or after 6 months of trying in women over age 35. Around 5 to 10% of couples in the United States have difficulty getting or staying pregnant....
For many women, pregnancy involves some level of anxiety. It is normal to be scared to give birth. Women may feel worried about the pregnancy, becoming a mother, the baby’s health, or how this new role will affect other areas of life (such as work, marriage, and...
Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy Many people are familiar with the terms postpartum depression and anxiety, but prenatal depression and anxiety are not as well-known. Both prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety fall into the category of “perinatal mood...
Understanding how you feel after birth: perinatal anxiety disorders and more Many first-time mothers expect to feel overwhelmed with joy and excitement when they meet their new baby. While this may be the case for some women, between 50 and 85% of postpartum women...
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