Maternal Mental Health with Nancy Segall of Beyond the Baby Blues

Monica Mitchell (CDPH Public Health Administrator III) discusses maternal mental health and postpartum depression with Nancy Segall (Clinical Director with Beyond the Baby Blues). Mitchell and Segall explain the difference between “baby blues” and depression, speak about the many potential causes of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and detail what can be done by pregnant women and their surrounding support teams when experiencing symptoms of situational depression and anxiety around childbirth. Find more about Segall’s organization, Beyond the Baby Blues: https://www.beyondthebabyblues.org/ If you are an expectant or new mom experiencing symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder and would like support, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-852-6262.