Body image postpartum: Healing versus “getting your body back”

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Body image postpartum: Healing versus “getting your body back”

Recovering from birth and adjusting to motherhood is an elaborate, long-term process.  Many mothers struggle with the way they look after giving birth, and women experience body dissatisfaction at a much higher rate during the postpartum period than pre-pregnancy or late pregnancy (1).  Typically, mothers go from being celebrated for their belly bump during pregnancy […]

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Postpartum depression, nutrition, and gut flora

In this blog, we’ll be discussing lesser-known facts about postpartum depression (PPD).  The first section will cover PPD risk factors, and then we’ll continue with nutritional strategies to prevent PPD.  The last section also contains clinician and patient resources for PPD.  Who is affected by postpartum depression?   The overall prevalence of postpartum depression is

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