Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D.

About

Ann Diamond Weinstein, Ph.D., is a preconception, prenatal and early parenting specialist who received her doctorate in prenatal and perinatal psychology. In her consultation practice she provides education and coaching to health and mental health practitioners, educators, individuals and families on the relationship between prenatal and early postnatal development and experience, and an individual's health, behavior and relationships over the life span. Dr. Weinstein offers educational seminars on the impacts of maternal prenatal psychophysiological states on developing offspring, and she has a particular interest in the influence of maternal prenatal stress and traumatic stress on the origins of the maternal-child relationship.
Dr. Weinstein’s work sheds light on the importance of learning and using stress reduction tools before conception, during pregnancy and in the early postnatal period. Her work with practitioners, educators and parents focuses on the cultivation of nurturing environments that support safety and compassionate connections during these times. She is the author of Prenatal Development and Parents’ Lived Experiences: How Early Events Shape Our Psychophysiology and Relationships.

Books by Ann Diamond Weinstein Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Losing a Premature Baby in the NICU During COVID

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.

Past Trauma Impacts Family Connections After Perinatal 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.

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

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.

Racial Disparities in US Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates

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.

When the State Directs Pregnant Women's Treatment Decisions

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 Needed to Address Obstetric Violence

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: The Experience of Accommodating an 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.

Experiences of Safety Enhance Prenatal Maternal-Child Health

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

Using Stress Reduction Practices Before and During Pregnancy

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

The Importance of Reducing Stress During Pregnancy: Part II

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.