Pregnancy sickness is a spectrum: while most women experience some degree of pregnancy sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form at the extreme end of the spectrum. It affects about 3% of pregnancies and it can involve serious physical and psychological complications. In this episode we think about HG from our perspective as perinatal psychiatrists: what do mental health professionals need to know about HG? how does it affect mental health? and what can we do to support wom...
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Pregnancy sickness is a spectrum: while most women experience some degree of pregnancy sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form at the extreme end of the spectrum. It affects about 3% of pregnancies and it can involve serious physical and psychological complications. In this episode we think about HG from our perspective as perinatal psychiatrists: what do mental health professionals need to know about HG? how does it affect mental health? and what can we do to support wom...
“Is it a boy or a girl!?” Some parents experience sadness, distress, and feelings of shame when their baby’s gender does not match their preferences and expectations. In this episode, Lynsey and Chrissy discuss the individual, social, and cultural aspects of gender preference and gender disappointment. If you would like to learn more about this topic, you can read Chrissy’s open-access paper here: ‘It's a girl!’ Is gender disappointment a mental health or sociocultural issue? ...
Beyond Baby Blues
Pregnancy sickness is a spectrum: while most women experience some degree of pregnancy sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form at the extreme end of the spectrum. It affects about 3% of pregnancies and it can involve serious physical and psychological complications. In this episode we think about HG from our perspective as perinatal psychiatrists: what do mental health professionals need to know about HG? how does it affect mental health? and what can we do to support wom...
