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Pregnancy and Postpartum
Pregnancy and postpartum are unique periods in any person’s life, and as such deserve specialized care. At Wildflower, you can expect a warm, therapeutic environment complete with comprehensive and thorough assessment of current concerns related to mental health during the perinatal period and beyond. All clinicians at Wildflower regularly engage in specialized training related to topics detailed below.
Wildflower specializes in the following conditions and challenges:
- Psychiatric disorders throughout pregnancy and postpartum period, including postpartum depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder
- Assessment of risk followed by therapy to reduce risk of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders
- Pregnancy and neonatal loss
- Coping with unexpected pregnancy and postpartum experiences and complications
- Navigating life as a couple or single parent following birth of the first (or another) baby
- Parenting infants and young children
- Navigating the breastfeeding/feeding journey
- Bonding with baby
- Identity shifts and evolution related to pregnancy and postpartum period
- Sex, sexuality, and intimacy concerns during pregnancy and postpartum
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