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Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
# of CECs: 1

Webinar Description:

Maternal mental health concerns are on the rise and the WHO is calling for action to address this crisis, including eliminating obstetrical violence in childbirth. Obtaining a trauma-informed lens to understanding PPMD is the overarching goal of this webinar. Topics to be covered include the following: Historical and intergenerational trauma; Assessing for childbirth trauma; Implications of unresolved trauma; Stress and the trauma response; Modalities for trauma recovery; Epigenetics and trauma; Attachment, trauma, and the postpartum; Cultural considerations and rising rates of birth trauma amongst marginalized populations; An empowering perspective for assessing PPMD; Gut health, nutrition, and hormones in the postpartum; Community in the postpartum.

Presenter: Jennifer Summerfeldt

Jennifer Summerfeldt, holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and has nearly two decades of experience in maternal health and psychology. In addition to being a counsellor and a coach, Jennifer has also been a childbirth advocate, maternal educator, doula, midwifery apprentice, speaker, and published writer. She uses her expertise and voice to help advance the dialogue on motherhood, mental health, and healing.

A Trauma-Informed Perspective on Maternal Mental Health

  • July 24, 2019
  • Online