Tag: Mental Health
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Physical Activity During the Postpartum Period
Physical activity can help improve the overall wellbeing of individuals, not only enhancing physical wellbeing, but also emotional and mental health. The benefits of physical activity span across the timelines, helping to improve health across the whole lifetime of an individual. “…all parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and…
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Postpartum Depression
Many mothers experience mood disorders following their birth experience. A common postpartum mood disorder is called the baby blues in which the mother experiences intense mood swings. The baby blues are typically experienced during the initial 6 weeks after giving birth. In fact, over 80% of women who have given birth have stated they experience…
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The Benefits of Peer Support during Pregnancy and Postpartum
Raise your hand if you have felt alone or isolated at some point in the past couple weeks. You cannot see it, but I am fiercely raising my hand up way high. I am a college student at a school with 40,000 peers, yet some days I am filled with an overwhelming sense of loneliness.…