A parent who is exhausted, flat and snapping at her children could be experiencing perinatal depression. She could also be experiencing something that is much easier to miss.

In this episode, Rebecca looks at two presentations in perinatal mental health that can sit side by side in a session and call for very different support: perinatal depression and parental burnout.

She explains why telling them apart matters for the parents you work with, and what perinatal providers can start listening for when a client says she feels like she is drowning.

If you support parents through pregnancy and the postpartum period, this is one to bring into your next appointment.

To go further on parental burnout, Rebecca shares a training in the links below.

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Links & resources mentioned

* Parental burnout training: https://perinatalmentalhealthinstitute.com/product-details/product/w-parental-burnout-reddin

* PMHI website: https://perinatalmentalhealthinstitute.com/

Disclaimer: Perinatal in Practice is intended for professional education purposes only. It does not constitute clinical advice or supervision, and does not replace your own professional judgment or your organisation's protocols.

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