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I’m not a mom yet, but I’m surrounded by many people who’ve had babies.
I have a hard time imagining all of the hardships they’ve had to go through to carry and birth a brand new life.In her most recent article, my colleague Elly Yu looked into, and interviewed two mothers about their experiences. Erin Sricharoon had experienced postpartum depression before, but about six weeks after giving birth to her second child in the summer of 2020, she had a panic attack.Become a sponsorKacie Blackman not only had the pandemic to worry about, she was also terrified of giving birth to a Black boy during a time of heightened racial unrest.
She had her son just months after George Floyd Jr. was murdered by police. Tack on recent school shootings and the baby formula shortage, no wonder parents are stressed out. Depression, anxiety and stress increased among birthing parents in the last couple years, and treatment can be hard to come by. “It is very hard for women to access a reproductive psychiatrist in the community,” says Dr. Misty Richards,About The Morning BriefI’ve never needed a reproductive psychiatrist in my life, but I’ve definitely had to wait long periods to see a therapist.
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