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The Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Postpartum Depression EP 218


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Providers, let's challenge the standard 6-week checkup and the conversation around "default birth control". 

What if it's not just "standard care" but a MAJOR factor in the rise of postpartum depression and anxiety we're seeing? Is hormonal birth control a silent driver of postpartum depression and anxiety? It's time to connect the dots. New research links hormonal birth control postpartum to increased maternal mental health risks. Understanding the biological reality of postpartum, including postpartum brain rewiring, shows why synthetic hormones disrupt a healing body. This is a call to action for anyone supporting new mothers. For postpartum providers and perinatal mental health professionals focused on holistic support and evidence-based care, this knowledge is essential for informed consent and optimizing postpartum recovery


Check out this episode on the blog: https://postpartumu.com/podcast/the-link-between-hormonal-birth-control-and-postpartum-depression-ep-218/


Key Time Stamps: 

  • 2:37 hormonal birth control postpartum and mental health
  • 3:34 Key finding: 49% increased postpartum depression risk linked to hormonal contraception
  • 5:12 Highlighting birth control as default postpartum care.
  • 6:48 Diving into the biological reasons behind the link.
  • 7:52 The complex postpartum body state: hormones, nutrients, sleep, inflammation.
  • 11:48 Synthetic hormones interfere with delicate postpartum healing.
  • 13:11 Exploring postpartum brain rewiring and changes.
  • 15:26 How hormonal birth control can alter brain structure/function.
  • 17:14 The "neurological collision" of postpartum brain changes and birth control.
  • 20:34 Lack of provider training in postpartum brain science and hormone impacts.
  • 25:07 Systemic issue: medicating women through a sacred transformation.
  • 27:56 What holistic postpartum care and informed consent should look like instead.
  • 31:09 The need for ongoing postpartum support (recovery takes years!).


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