Tea with Jodi Episode S1 E4

December 23, 2022/Jodi Graves
Tea with Jodi blog post

With guest Kelly Rutan

  • Numbers of people reporting postpartum mood disorders like depression & anxiety are low
  • 5-20% of birthing people report having mental health issues postpartum but those #’s are low, based on what were seeing and hearing in the field as birth workers
  • Many things being diagnosed as postpartum depression may, in fact, be something else like anxiety, OCD, rage, PTSD and psychosis. Are we lumping things together?
  • Stigma still attached with admitting that we are having mental health issues-especially something as intrusive as OCD and PTSD or rage. We’re not where we need to be yet in the USA for postpartum recovery
  • Big resource no matter where you live in the US is Postpartum Support International (PSI)
  • How doulas navigate hospital policy and protocol – families need to also choose a good provider that aligns with their values to have a better birth outcome-not just about the hospital
  • No one is checking on people during 6 weeks postpartum—doulas do!
  • Doulas do more than just support at the bedside in labor and are instrumental in the health of the early parenting journey-sometimes the only people seeing newly postpartum people!
  • One of the biggest takeaways is that there is help, no matter where you live. Visit Postpartum Support International to find a counselor near you. Or, dial 988 if your considering suicide.

https://michiganfamilydoulas.com

Show notes: https://otter.ai/u/yTjQCnHVGzveo2fLgSeNBwX_KHU

Postpartum Support International https://postpartum.net

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Jodi Graves, M.S., CD, CBE

Jodi is a certified birth & postpartum doula and nutritionist and has been serving families of SE Michigan for over 26 years.

Jodi is the founding owner & CEO of Michigan Family Doulas, an agency dedicated to helping families thrive in their transition into parenthood. MFD has nearly 80 years of combined experience in all aspects of birth & postpartum recovery, postpartum nutrition and infant care in families of all shapes and sizes.