Today we are delighted to discuss how mothers can best navigate the postpartum period, who should be a part of that postpartum care support team, how parents from different socioeconomic backgrounds can access the care they need, different approaches to finding balance in life (particularly as a parent), and how to approach difficult parenting decisions when overwhelmed by information from outside sources.
The second HER Health Collective Roundtable of 2022 featured the following HER Expert panelists:
Emily Chaffee – Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Massage and Bodywork Therapist, Certified Educator of Infant Massage, Fertility Specialist, founder & owner Carolina Birth & Wellness
Blair Cuneo - Functional Medicine PA
Kerry Jones – RD – Pediatric and Maternal Nutrition – Milestones Nutrition
Maris Feeley - Birth and Postpartum Doula and co-owner of Carolina Birth & Wellness
Erayna Sargent - Founder Hooky Wellness
Dr. Lisa Folden - Licensed Physical Therapist, NASM Certified Behavior Change Specialist, owner Healthy Phit Physical Therapy
Katherine Andrew- RD - Digestion and Hormones - Katherine Andrew Nutrition
Dr. Florencia Segura - Pediatrician at Einstein Pediatrics
Dr. Holly Durney - Physical Therapist - Women’s health and orthopedics
Dr. Erika Aragona – Dual board-certified family medicine physician with a focus on preventive medicine and women’s healthToday’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:
The ideal postpartum support care team & models from other countries
Balancing work and parenting, avoiding burnout in all spheres of life
Dealing with pressures from outside sources to have a family of a certain size, have more kids, etc.
Importance of setting boundaries around social media use
Understanding your family’s values and using that as the guidepost in making family decisions