Learn the impact women's mental health has on pregnancy and birth outcomes and how mental health professionals can support them.

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0:00 Introduction
3:56 PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY DURING PREGNANCY
5:33 FEARS & CHALLENGES: PRECONCEPTION
13:12 FEARS & CHALLENGES: PRENATAL (CONT)
15:00 FEARS & CHALLENGES POSTPARTUM
16:43 FEARS & CHALLENGES: POSTPARTUM (CONT)
18:26 PARTNER FEARS & CHALLENGES
28:31 THE INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS & FERTILITY
30:09 PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF STRESS & ANXIETY
30:50 EFFECTS OF STRESS/ANXIETY ON PREGNANCY
34:47 ASSESSING FOR STRESS & ANXIETY DURING PREGNANCY
37:33 REBALANCING THE MIND & BODY
46:21 THINKING TRAPS (CONT)
48:42 CHANGING IRRATIONAL MIND TRAPS
51:34 BEHAVIORAL SOLUTIONS
55:44 TIPS & TOOLS D