A perinatal mental health training company has provided vital support for professionals helping women and men cope with the challenges that arise and precede the birth of a child in such a difficult time of war. The speakers were Dr. Jane Henley and Lopa Vibhakar, recognized experts in the field of perinatal mental health with many years of experience.
Such experienced specialists shared their knowledge and skills on perinatal mental health issues with the recipients. In particular, it was about the importance of emotional regulation; emotions that overwhelm a woman during pregnancy, physiological and psychological changes; the possibility of epigenetic changes in the future child; the most frequent disorders of perinatal mental health; separately discussed the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression, the importance of mental health awareness and ways to support it by both parents.