Helping Families with Issues During the Perinatal Period

Course overview

Contact Hours: 16 Prematurity Learn about causes and effects of prematurity on the entire family Review medical issues for preemies Discuss life in the NICU Explore the range of feelings in NICU families Identify strategies to help bond with baby Explore parenting under the microscope (in the NICU) Identify methods for easing discharge anxieties Perinatal and Postpartum Depression Learn about maternal depression and child development Review postpartum depression effects on early interactions Review postpartum psychosis literature Identify treatment approaches for postnatal depression Review the scary thoughts handout Review the mental health disorders guideline for postpartum depression Review the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale Explore antidepressant medication use during breastfeeding Learn about prescribing guidelines pregnant patients using opiates Review interventions for postpartum depression Learn about community based treatments for postpartum depression