BIBFRAME Work

Title

Your brain on pregnancy

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

Guide to understanding and protecting your mental health during pregnancy and beyond

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Kingston, Dawn (author)

Subject

• Childbirth--Psychological aspects (LCSH)
• Pregnant women--Mental health (LCSH)
• Femmes enceintes--Santé mentale (RVM)
• Mères--Santé mentale (RVM)
• Mothers--Mental health (LCSH)
• Pregnancy--Psychological aspects (LCSH)
• Grossesse--Aspect psychologique (RVM)

Genre Form

• Self-help publications (LCGFT)
• Livres de croissance personnelle (RVMGF)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 618.2/0019
• LCC: RG560 .K56 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

• Pregnancy often comes with the expectation that women will be joyous. However, many women experience anxiety, depression, and stress during pregnancy, and many are too ashamed to seek help. In her 25 years in medicine, Dawn Kingston has found that one in four women struggle with their mental health during pregnancy--a higher rate than after giving birth. Untreated mental health concerns can last long after birth, impacting both mother and child's long-term wellbeing. Dr. Kingston removes the stigma surrounding mental health during pregnancy, debunks the myth that hormones are the cause, and guides readers through what to expect and how they can decrease the negative effects of many common triggers for mental health challenges.
• "Takes readers through the three most common mental health struggles--anxiety, depression, and toxic stress--and shows how common life challenges such as relationship issues, financial problems, job transitions, and lack of support are often the trigger...debunks the popular belief that hormonal changes are to blame...shares easy and effective ways expecting parents can manage the stress and other feelings caused by these challenges, and actually reverse negative effects to make a lasting difference to both them and their babies"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction: First steps -- The research -- The foundations of good mental health -- The truth about depression -- The truth about anxiety -- The truth about stress -- Under the radar -- Building brain health -- Is medication a good choice for you? -- Conclusion: Moving forward.

Authorized Access Point

Kingston, Dawn. Your brain on pregnancy

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• Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:22.660561+00:00
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• Status: c
• Derived from: 23925766

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