Mental health for Arkansas mothers with Dr. Coker and Dr. Ray-Griffith of UAMS

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with a psychiatrist at the UAMS women’s mental health clinic, Dr. Jessica Coker and the UAMS outpatient director of the women’s mental health program, Dr. Shona Ray-Griffith, about women’s mental health in Arkansas. Coker and Ray-Griffith talk about pregnancy planning, maternal mental health and postpartum mental health and how it impacts women in Arkansas. Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners Chapters (00:00:13) - Southern Fried Podcast(00:01:01) - The Women's Mental Health Program at UAMS(00:04:55) - Postpartum depression: Outpatient and inpatient care(00:07:58) - Mental health care: Between psychiatry and therapy(00:11:44) - Are Our Medications Safe During Pregnancy?(00:14:07) - How to manage mental health during pregnancy and postpartum?(00:15:49) - How to cope with pregnancy blues(00:18:07) - Should You Seek Mental Health Help after Having a Baby?(00:22:37) - UAMS Health System: A Big Picture(00:23:35) - UAMS doctor on access to care in Arkansas