Clinical Psychologist shares tips for pregnancy and childbirth

The Antenatal & Postnatal Psychology Network recently launched a series of memes that are simple, supportive reminders to help women with some of the stressful aspects of pregnancy and childbirth.

Clinical psychologist, Dr Renée Miller, says “there is so much information on the physical management of pregnancy and childbirth, but our articles and memes are designed to address the psychological aspects”. 

​Based on principles of Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and over 15 years working with pregnant and postnatal women, Renée has distilled some of the simple reminders that women find useful to integrate into their self-care during pregnancy, and into their psychological preparation for birth.  These memes can be shared freely on social media but do not replace individualized therapy which involves addressing women’s particular concerns (eg., extreme fear of childbirth) and disturbances of mood (e.g., anxiety, depression). ​

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