What is maternal mental health?

Maternal mental health (sometimes called reproductive mental health) encompasses the psychological, emotional and behavioral health of a woman in her childbearing and child rearing years.  That means any challenges a woman may face while trying to get pregnant, during pregnancy, postpartum, or any time thereafter while raising her children fall into this category.  

The issues that I most often work with that fall under this umbrella include:

• Infertility

• Miscarriage and termination

• Infant loss

• Mood changes in pregnancy

• Postpartum depression and anxiety

• Parenting

Feel free to check out my services page to learn more about each of these topics and how therapy may help!