It’s time to address both physical and mental health in perinatal visits.
Today, Why Am I Just Finding This Out, host Dr. Kristin Stovern, APRN-C, MSN, CNM, FACNM, is joined by Melanie McKean, a psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health. Dr. McKean earned her degrees from Oklahoma State University and completed her residency at Rush University Medical Center. Board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, she has held various positions and currently practices at McCallum Place Eating Disorders Center and Webster Wellness. She focuses on treating mood and anxiety disorders in women during reproductive stages. She will soon launch her practice, McKean Reproductive Psychiatry, LLC. In her free time, she is involved in community activities and serves on several boards related to mental health and women’s issues.
Melanie found her passion and true joy through her work with perinatal mental health and wellness. Her desire is to empower mothers and those pregnant to speak up for themselves and better understand their health. Whether physical or mental ailments, she has advocated to provide care and information about treatment options beyond the norm.
Together, they discuss the way forward to move past the stigma and make mental health screening routine both during and after pregnancy. These advances require a more non-judgemental and honest relationship between provider and patient for starters.
Melanie is a strong advocate for both baby and mother to get the right attention and help from medical professionals. If you’re ready to learn the best steps to help yourself or a loved one through pregnancy, don’t miss this episode.
Resources:
National Maternal and Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA, Website: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline
Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/
Mother to Baby: https://mothertobaby.org/