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Listen to Nikki Lively host our podcast series

May 11, 2018

Up to 20% of pregnant and new mothers experience some form of maternal mental health disorder — that's over 600,000 women every year. One in seven new mothers experience postpartum depression.

Maternal mental health disorders can occur either during pregnancy or the postpartum period (together, the perinatal period) and can include depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar mood disorders, PTSD and psychosis. Only 15% of women impacted will receive treatment for a maternal mental health disorder.

This month, listen to our Transitions to Parenthood program director, Nikki Lively, as she interviews moms, dads and specialists about the postpartum life stage in “Let’s Talk,” The Family Institute’s podcast series.

Becoming a Mother On Being a Father Becoming Us

Maternal Mental Health & Women of Color

Postpartum Depression Reproductive Psychiatry