(HS Deshpande 078541 2023) Managing Hypertension and High Stress in Pregnancy: A Somatic Approach

Course overview

Too often patients who appear anxious or with elevated blood pressure are told to take a breath and relax. Rarely ever does that advice work, because the antidote for stress or stress indulged hypertension is often (and mistakenly) believed to be relaxation. View bestselling author and trauma-informed health strategies, Parijat Deshpande in this session to learn about the hidden realities of stress physiology. Through a combination of science, research, and riveting anecdotes, she will bust commonly held myths about stress, review why stress is not a mental heath issue or a relaxation issues and show audience members how understanding the intersection between stress and hypertension can help you empower your patients for an even healthier pregnancy.