“It’s not a world you want to bring a newborn baby into"

I talked to moms, doulas, midwives, OBs about how #COVID__19 could affect already rising rates of anxiety/depression during pregnancy + postpartum https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-postpartum-depression-pregnancy-20200716.html">https://www.inquirer.com/health/co... @LifecycleWoman @MCC_Home @Saleemah_MFT @IBX

This story was personal for me because I am seven months pregnant and could relate to much of what these women shared.

I have been thinking a lot about this poem by @maggiesmithpoet which is one of my favorites: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/898...

I read that the baby can hear things now and if I play a song enough she might recognize it when she& #39;s on the outside + be comforted.

idk if that& #39;s true, but in case it is every night I go to bed w/ a speaker against my stomach playing Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.”

The world does not seem so wonderful right now, and on days when that gets me down I think about Maggie& #39;s poem:

"This place could be beautiful,
right? You could make this place beautiful."

I& #39;m grateful to the women in this story for being so open about how they coped with - or are coping with - anxiety and/or depression during a pregnancy or postpartum https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-postpartum-depression-pregnancy-20200716.html">https://www.inquirer.com/health/co...

#maternalhealth #mentalhealth is more important than ever and talking about it is an important step in reducing stigma associated with acknowledging you need help and seeking it out.

Learn about the signs + how to find support:

https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-conditions/postpartum-depression">https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-he... https://www.postpartum.net/ ">https://www.postpartum.net/">...