Beyond the Baby Blues
eBook - PDF

Beyond the Baby Blues

Anxiety and Depression During and After Pregnancy

  1. 155 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Beyond the Baby Blues

Anxiety and Depression During and After Pregnancy

About this book

Most people have heard of post-partum depression. What many people do not know is that anxiety and depression can be experienced during pregnancy, as well, and the impact can be both debilitating and devastating. This book is a unique combination of one woman's story of her struggle with perinatal distress and actionable advice from a professional in the field. Rebecca Fox Starr shares her personal story of marriage, motherhood, prenatal anxiety and depression, severe postpartum anxiety and depression, recovery process and hope for the future. Woven throughout the narrative, Dr. Amy Wenzel, a specialist in the field of Perinatal Mood Disorders, provides readers with clinical information and advice, addressing risk factors, warning signs, definitions and recovery options. Stories from other women who experienced prenatal anxiety or depression are included as well. No longer do women have to suffer in silence, question their symptoms, or try to hide their feelings. Here, readers will see themselves in the narrative and understand that the devastating effects of prenatal and post-partum depression can be confirmed, treated, and managed, giving them hope for a brighter future.

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Yes, you can access Beyond the Baby Blues by Rebecca Fox Starr,Amy Wenzel in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I A Happy Story
  5. 1 ❖ ❖ First Comes Love
  6. Part II A Hard Story
  7. 2 ❖ ❖ Professional Perspective on Prenatal Distress
  8. 3 ❖ ❖ Uncomfortably Numb
  9. 4 ❖ ❖ β€œI Didn’t Know Exactly What It Was, But I Knew to Fear It”
  10. 5 ❖ ❖ Violated Expectations of Magic
  11. 6 ❖ ❖ β€œI See the Light Going Out in Your Eyes”
  12. 7 ❖ ❖ A Bicycle Built for Two (If That Bicycle Were Actually an ER Suite)
  13. Part III A Hopeful Story
  14. 8 ❖ ❖ Support as a Key to Recovery
  15. 9 ❖ ❖ Together, Ever After
  16. 10 ❖ ❖ Hope
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. About the Author