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"Perinatal" is the period of time from when you become pregnant and up to 1-2 years after giving birth. Art therapy can be very beneficial to women in all stages of their perinatal journey, especially if they’re experiencing mental health issues.

In August 2022, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Sage House Counseling & Art Therapy partnered on a Perinatal Art Therapy study.

Hear from our wonderful clinician, Kelley, on perinatal loss and grief.

Perinatal essentially means the 'time around birth.' We use it to describe a period of time that starts at conception and lasts through the first year after giving birth.

May 7th is World Maternal Mental Health Day, and this year we’re bringing attention to the importance of mental health concerns for mothers and families.

Whether it is determined by doctors or by choice, cesarean births can present complicated feelings for Mother’s. When done not by choice but necessity, some mother’s report feelings of disappointment or shame.

Are you eager for your baby to arrive and anxious about all the changes ahead? You’re not alone! Most women and their partners have anxiety around a new baby. One of the easiest ways you can mitigate this anxiety is bonding with your baby before it’s born.

While Postpartum depression is the most commonly occurring and most well-known perinatal mood disorder, other disorders such as anxiety, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), bipolar and psychosis can also be experienced during pregnancy and following the birth of a child.