A few weeks ago was Maternal Mental Health Awareness week. It's meant to emphasize public and professional awareness of emotional complications during the pe...

On March 8th the world celebrates and advocates for the equal rights and freedom for all girls and women. We celebrate the importance of women, their accompl...

Having two young kids I have been to my share of kiddie birthday parties. Some are for the kids of my close friends while other invites come from my kids’ cl...

In a world where women feel an expectation to share with the world news of their pregnancy, they sometimes unexpectedly subject themselves to the psychologic...

September is back to school season. For many it signals the transition from summer vacation and camps to another grade level in school. For a few it is less ...

Only when we stop for a moment in our forward march of human progress and turn our gaze to the past, do we truly appreciate how far we have come as a society...

As we celebrate Mothers Day and wrap the notion of motherhood in flowers, chocolates and trinkets of appreciation and love, let us all take time to reflect o...

A mother has just given birth and is getting ready to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. Since giving birth, nursing has been difficult. The mother’s ...

As we begin a new year, it can be a time of reflection and frantic goal setting. We reflect on the year that has come to an end, our accomplishments and our ...

In the spirit of the increasingly popular Movember, where specific attention is placed on men’s health and wellness in the month of November, it is important...

One of the defining changes of the early 21st century has been the rise and expanse of social media. Social media has closed the distances o

Postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 new moms and 1 in 10 new dads/partners. These statistics serve to inform, destigmatize, and hopefully usher in greater aw...