Alexsis Gilles, a Staten Island mother, is advocating for improved mental health support for mothers after traumatic childbirth experiences. After her own challenging delivery, where she faced life-threatening complications, Gilles realized the need for structured follow-up care. She has initiated a support group and is petitioning for hospitals to mandate mental health services for these mothers. Gilles emphasizes the lack of adequate support and highlights her struggles with health anxiety post-delivery, calling for formal protocols to address this need.
I think there needs to be more of a formal protocol ... maybe a therapist who knows about postpartum care, just to follow up for the first six months.
I wouldn't say it was depression. It was health anxiety. I definitely had crazy, intrusive thoughts of something bad happening to me.
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