Perinatal Mental Health with Dr Beate Harrison

Having a baby can be a time of profound joy & great upheaval for parents involving significant physical and mental challenges that require mums and dads to adjust to dramatic changes in routines, sleep patterns and roles. So today we speak with St John of God Hospital Subiaco consultant Psychiatrist Dr Beate Harrison who specialises in Perinatal and Infant psychiatry to talk about perinatal mental health. We cover the big questions; What is perinatal mental health? What are some signs new mums would be best to seek out support from a health professional? What supports can help with perinatal mental health challenges? Are medications safe to take during and after pregnancy? Dr Beate Harrision is a psychiatrist who has been working with mums and families for many years and offers some great practical and compassionate advice which we hope will provide some much needed comfort & care during this very challenging time for mums. A big thank you to Dr Beate Harrison for sharing her knowledge with us today on Meditalk. To learn more about Dr Beate Harrison and SJOG Subiaco visit: sjog.org.au Dr Beate Harrison specialises in Perinatal, Infant and Child Psychiatry and has a private practice. Dr Beate Harrison Private Practice: Nurture Perinatal, Infant and Child Therapy 78 Excelsoir Street Shenton Park 6008 WA P: 08 9388 9400 If this episode has triggered feelings please speak with a general practitioner. Throughout the interview Dr Harrison does mention some excellent patient support networks for parents that you may wish to reach out to as well for help and have a chat either online or on the phone: PANDA - National Helpline - 1300 726 306 GIDGET Foundation - 1300 851 758 BEYOND BLUE - 1300 22 4636 Please show yourself the same level of kindness you would show your friends and family. With support and kindness light can be found in the darkness. Wishes of kindness and thank you for taking the time to listen and support MeditalkPodcast. Meditalk is an independent & Australian produced medical podcast created to provide quality and easy to understand health information for people. Follow MeditalkPodcast on IG, Facebook and more episodes are on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify and via website www.meditalk.com.au Thank you for your time & listening, D :-)