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Sri Juneja's avatar

The stats around feeling supported by your medical professionals post-partum really resonated with me. It boggles my mind that my baby had a pediatrician as soon as 2 days after birth but I had... no one...? My OBGYN, who is very good, is an OBGYN. They dont deal with the mental and non-gynecological physical changes a human undergoes after giving birth. The gap was so stark and it was visible part of the lack-of-support iceberg.

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AKBB's avatar

As a pediatrician, I see this in action, every day, with my newborn patients’ families. We see the newborn so frequently in their 1st month and I always always ask the parent(s) how they are doing, and the overwhelm is immense. I’m sure folks don’t even share their whole picture w me, bc I’m their child’s healthcare provider. We 100% need better support for families, full stop, but esp families of the youngest babes.

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