Maternal Mental Health Task Force funds 25 groups to support moms
It is estimated that 1-in-7 mothers nationwide will suffer the most common complication of childbirth, postpartum anxiety or depression.
By: Alexie Aguayo
and last updated 2021-05-25 17:59:29-04
HELENA â It is estimated that 1-in-7 mothers nationwide will suffer the most common complication of childbirth, postpartum anxiety or depression.
Local experts say this number has only gone up during the pandemic and are now trying to combat the issue.
âThe pandemic has made it harder because we are not doing as much socialization,â says Kelsey Kyle, a Nurse Case Manager at St. Peterâs Health in Helena.
Maternal Mental Health Task Force funds 25 groups to support mothers
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and last updated 2021-05-25 17:16:35-04
HELENA â It is estimated that 1 in 7 mothers nationwide will suffer the most common complication of childbirth, postpartum anxiety or depression. That number is 1 in 10 for fathers. However, local experts say this number has only gone up during the pandemic and are now trying to combat the issue.
âThe pandemic has made it harder because we are not doing as much socialization,â says Kelsey Kyle, a Nurse Case Manager at St. Peterâs Health.
Kyle helped develop a parent-support program at St. Peter s Health and is well aware of what new parents are going through. She says 50% of them feel some relief from postpartum anxiety or depression after socializing with other parents, but the pandemic has put that treatment on pause.
In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, Aisha Syeda, program manager at the AHA speaks with Kelsey Kyle, a RN care manager at St. Peter’s Health and her community partner, Brie MacLaurin, a nurse and the executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, the Montana Coalition, Inc.
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