Postpartum depression or PPD is a common complication of childbearing that impacts more than a million women per year. Like so many mental health conditions, PPD can be hard to spot and is clouded by a sense of shame and stigma that keeps women from seeking the support they need. It’s why healthcare providers and educators like our guests are working to improve access to care, and to develop new treatments for PPD.

Our experts for this episode include:

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Associate Professor and Director of Women’s Behavioral Health at Zucker Hillside Hospital, and Associate Professor at the Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; and Mary Banahan, MS, PA-C, Assistant Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies and advocate for the Postpartum Resource Center of NY.