In addition to working directly with moms and babies, she hopes to work collaboratively with area resources in creating a weekly breastfeeding support group that focuses on mothers
struggling with postpartum mood disorders.
And for a good reason — up to 1 in 7 mothers
deal with postpartum mood disorders which can lead to severe depression, anxiety, loss in appetite, inability to care for oneself or one's new baby, mood swings, and even sometimes thoughts of suicide.
Sometimes that's your best friend, sometimes it is a mother you run into at the store and may never see again, and sometimes it's a member of a support team who help mothers
with postpartum mood disorders.