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☆ Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Renuka Rayasam | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“So, I paid it.”On online baby message boards and other social media forums, pregnant women say they are being asked by their providers to pay out-of-pocket fees earlier than expected. In some cases, they may cause women to forgo prenatal care altogether, especially in places where few other maternity care options exist. When a pregnancy ends, OB-GYNs typically file a single insurance claim for routine prenatal care, labor, delivery, and, often, postpartum care. In addition, many people are opting for high-deductible health insurance plans, leaving them to shoulder a larger share of the costs. Of the 100 million U.S. people with health care debt, 12% attribute at least some of it to maternity care, according to a 2022 KFF poll.

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☆ I went back to work 4 weeks after giving birth. I had dizzy spells from how exhausted I was.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Mary Sauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After my first child was born, I thought I'd be able to work a modified schedule. Upper management never approved it, and I had to return to work four weeks after giving birth. Unfortunately, the pay cut I would be taking meant I needed to get back to work as soon as possible. Related storiesI went back to work when my daughter was 4 weeks oldDuring my first shift back, I was dangerously exhausted. Because I was working in a hospital, I was on my feet most of the day and found myself experiencing dizzy spells.

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☆ Here’s what spending too much time on your phone can do to your kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

What’s more, when kids watched screens with their parents, the study found it didn’t help their language skills. Tulviste said the research team is planning a follow-up study to investigate patterns of screen use during the pandemic and the impact on kids’ language skills. But the negative impact on language development isn’t the only danger kids face when parents and guardians are on their phones, according to past research. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers advice on how to calm kids of different ages without screens on its website. Then, when they leave, I do my best to put my devices away and give my kids my full attention.

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☆ What moms really need this Mother’s Day: Less body-shaming, more support
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Analysis Oona Hanson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Flowers and brunch are lovely for Mother’s Day, but there’s an invaluable gift almost every mom would enjoy: a healthier body image. But almost all postpartum moms, celebrity or not, face an unspoken mandate to “bounce back” to their pre-baby body. If moms feel preoccupied with their appearance, exercise or what they eat (even “healthy eating”), it could be a sign of significant maternal mental health problems. “The body isn’t what it was before. Awareness of these external diet culture directives can help moms start to push back against unrealistic and harmful ideals.

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☆ Opinion: Why I’m putting my ‘Mom’ role on my resume
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Opinion Kara Alaimo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo, an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University, writes about issues affecting women and social media. According to research published last year by Pew Research Center, men who have children out-earn childless men. Lauren Smith Brody, founder of The Fifth Trimester, told me the survey results are consistent with what she has seen in her work coaching moms. As moms, many of us have to become expert at interviewing and hiring in order to find quality childcare providers. Of course, if only a few women add the title of mom to their resumes, they might be discounted by ignorant employers.

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☆ Why is a mother’s mental health so important? A doctor explains
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day, and it’s time to recognize the importance of maternal mental health. She previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner and as chair of Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore, a regional nonprofit advancing mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Dr. Leana Wen: Mental health is an essential part of overall health. Those with preexisting mental health conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder have a much higher rate of experiencing mental health issues in the postpartum period. That said, it’s also very important to recognize that postpartum depression and other mental health diagnoses in pregnancy and postpartum can occur in people who have not had mental health conditions in the past.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, It’s, —, it’s Organizations: CNN, Lifeline, George Washington University, Behavioral Health Systems, US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States

KQED/KFF Health News —A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. Miriam McDonald, who developed severe postpartum depression and suicidal ideation after giving birth in late 2019, battled Kaiser Permanente for more than a year to find effective treatment. Her doctors refused to prescribe brexanolone, the only FDA-approved medication specifically for postpartum depression at the time. Insurers’ policies for zuranolone will be written at a time when the regulatory environment around mental health treatment is shifting. In the meantime, Burkhard said, patients suffering from postpartum depression should not hold back from asking their doctors about zuranolone.

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☆ The first pill for postpartum depression gives a psychiatrist hope before she gives birth. But is it enough?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Dr. Neha Chaudhary | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

With the recent approval of the first pill for postpartum depression, I feel conflicted, both professionally and personally. Unfortunately, up to 50% of women with postpartum depression go undiagnosed. A first-of-its-kind medication hits the marketRecently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first pill for severe postpartum depression, Zurzuvae (zuranolone). It may even empower clinicians to screen more often for postpartum depression, knowing there’s a potential tool to help people if they do screen positive. The worst part is that mothers living in poverty generally show higher rates of postpartum depression than those from higher-income communities.

Persons: Neha Chaudhary, it’s, there’s, I’m Organizations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Modern Health, CNN, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: Massachusetts

☆ Alice Zheng moved from med school to McKinsey to venture capital. Here's how she's using those experiences to advance innovation in women's health.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Alice Zheng is a VC at RH Capital focusing on early-stage women's health startups. Seven years after graduating from medical school, Zheng is now a principal at RH Capital, the fund of female-led firm Rhia Ventures. The firm, which focuses on early-stage women's health investing, collected $38.5 million for its second fund last year. Zheng later took a two-year hiatus from medical school to pursue an MBA from Harvard Business School. Zheng invests in women's health startups across consumer, life sciences, diagnostics, digital health, and health services.

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☆ For the First Time, There’s a Pill for Postpartum Depression
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Pam Belluck | More About Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first pill for postpartum depression, a milestone considered likely to increase recognition and treatment of a debilitating condition that afflicts about a half-million women in the United States every year. Clinical trial data show the pill works quickly, beginning to ease depression in as little as three days, significantly faster than general antidepressants, which can take two weeks or longer to have an effect. That — along with the fact that it is taken for just two weeks, not for months — may encourage more patients to accept treatment, maternal mental health experts said. The most significant aspect of the approval may not be the features of the drug, but that it is explicitly designated for postpartum depression. The hope is that it will encourage more women to seek help and prompt more obstetricians and family doctors to screen for symptoms and suggest counseling or treatment.

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