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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

The Hidden Harm in the Words "Just Wait"

I had unbelievable nausea my first trimester of pregnancy. As I opened the fridge and experienced the gut punch that was a wave of nausea in response to the smell of food, I hurled over and said, "This sucks. I can't wait until I am out of this first trimester." "Just wait. You will miss just having nausea when you experience all of the pain of your third trimester."
Parenting
Women
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

You Don't Have to "Bounce Back" After Giving Birth

Postpartum "bounce back" messaging pressures new mothers to rapidly regain pre-pregnancy bodies, promoting harmful beauty standards and dismissing physical and emotional recovery.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why Baby Sleep Books Can Harm Maternal Mental Health

Rigid baby sleep plans ignore maternal mental health and infants' special feeding needs, worsening maternal sleep loss and postpartum mood disorders; connection-based routines aid recovery.
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Wellness
fromDaily Mom magazine
2 weeks ago

Postnatal Home Care: 8 Midwifery Postpartum Care & Services

Midwifery provides holistic prenatal, labor, and postpartum care, offering personalized home visits, mental health support, and promoting natural recovery for mother and baby.
#postpartum-depression
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago
Parenting

How Silence and Shame Impact Maternal Mental Health

Maternal mental health is interwoven with unspoken stories and emotional wounds carried from girlhood.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago
Parenting

How One Mother's Breakdown Became Her Breakthrough

Postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 women and is a leading cause of maternal mortality.
Restrictive dieting increases vulnerability to maternal mental health crises.
Accountability groups help women maintain health changes better than going it alone.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

How One Mother's Breakdown Became Her Breakthrough

Postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 women and is a leading cause of maternal mortality.
Restrictive dieting increases vulnerability to maternal mental health crises.
Accountability groups help women maintain health changes better than going it alone.
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Public health
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Maternal mental health needs more peer-reviewed research-not RFK's journal ban

Maternal mental health has significantly declined between 2016 and 2023, highlighting a critical national issue.
NYC parents
fromFast Company
3 months ago

U.S. moms are experiencing a sharp decline in mental health

Mothers in the U.S. are experiencing a significant decline in mental health, with only 25.8% reporting 'excellent' mental health in 2023.
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