Zoe describes excellent professional care as essential.
Written testimony
I think those are the two most essential, I would add support. So care, information and support. Those are I think priority. Starting from care we need, I was very lucky to fall on compassionate doctors, medical professionals who helped me, who listened to me, who understood me, who didn’t pathologize, over diagnose me, and over medicate me. Who got the full story assessed, were there to support and most importantly to give me accurate, reliable, recent research information. That was a godsend. That was just, I owe them a lot.
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- Advice for Women with Perinatal Mental Health Issues – ZoeZoe describes excellent professional care as essential.
- Advice for Health Care Providers – ZoeZoe wanted clear, tailored care that applied to her specific situation.
- Seeking and Finding Reliable Information – Zoe (clip 2)Having good information changed Zoe's life.
- Seeking and Finding Reliable Information – ZoeZoe feels that all women should have adequate information about their mental health for the well-being of themselves and the baby.
- Communicating with Health Care Providers – Zoe (clip 2)Zoe's doctor reassured her that her medication was safe for her baby.
- Communicating with Health Care Providers – ZoeZoe felt grateful to her providers for their care, information and support.
- Symptoms – ZoeAn intense fear of pregnancy and delivery made Zoe feel tense, nauseous and trapped in a never-ending cycle of worries.