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Pregnancy

Losing a Premature Baby in the NICU During COVID

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on August 1, 2022

COVID visiting restrictions in the neonatal intensive care unit may make it difficult for parents of seriously ill babies to get the support they need.

COVID visiting restrictions in the neonatal intensive care unit may make it difficult for parents of seriously ill babies to get the support they need.

Trauma

Past Trauma Impacts Family Connections After Perinatal Loss

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on March 6, 2022

How family members' behavior is affected by their relative's loss of a prenate or neonate can be shaped by their own experiences of trauma and loss.

How family members' behavior is affected by their relative's loss of a prenate or neonate can be shaped by their own experiences of trauma and loss.

Trauma

COVID-19: Trauma-Informed Perinatal Care and Maternal Health

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on September 28, 2020

Increased stress during COVID-19 on mothers-to-be and their developing babies may be reduced by trauma-informed care, resulting in improved physical and mental health outcomes.

Increased stress during COVID-19 on mothers-to-be and their developing babies may be reduced by trauma-informed care, resulting in improved physical and mental health outcomes.

African American women's experiences of racism in perinatal care are associated with PTSD: A contributing factor to the racial disparity in maternal and infant mortality rates.

Pregnancy

When the State Directs Pregnant Women's Treatment Decisions

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on August 9, 2019

30 states restrict choices about withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies from incapacitated pregnant women. Advance directives can be invalidated by state statutes.

30 states restrict choices about withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies from incapacitated pregnant women. Advance directives can be invalidated by state statutes.

Trauma-informed care in the perinatal period reduces traumatization of mothers-to-be, re-traumatization of survivors of past trauma, and impacts of traumatic stress on offspring.

Pregnancy

Pregnancy: The Experience of Accommodating an Other Within

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on November 4, 2018

During pregnancy, a woman adapts to the experience of her baby growing inside her body. Unexpected thoughts, emotions, and sensations arise as she accommodates the "other" within.

During pregnancy, a woman adapts to the experience of her baby growing inside her body. Unexpected thoughts, emotions, and sensations arise as she accommodates the "other" within.

Pregnancy

Experiences of Safety Enhance Prenatal Maternal-Child Health

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on July 26, 2018

What environments support maternal-child health in the prenatal period? Understanding the importance of experiences of safety for pregnant mothers and their developing babies.

What environments support maternal-child health in the prenatal period? Understanding the importance of experiences of safety for pregnant mothers and their developing babies.

Pregnancy

Using Stress Reduction Practices Before and During Pregnancy

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on March 4, 2018

How do you know which stress reduction practice will be most helpful to you and your prenate during pregnancy?

How do you know which stress reduction practice will be most helpful to you and your prenate during pregnancy?

Are you concerned about how stress affects parents-to-be and their developing babies? Stress reduction skills support health in the preconception, prenatal and postnatal periods.

Stress

The Importance of Reducing Stress During Pregnancy

Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D. on January 30, 2017

How is prenatal stress affecting you and your developing baby? Simple stress reduction skills can make a difference.

How is prenatal stress affecting you and your developing baby? Simple stress reduction skills can make a difference.