About this episode

Dr Preeya Alexander discusses the importance of perinatal mental health with Dr Edna Lekgabe, focusing on bonding, attachment, and their impact on pregnancy outcomes.

Dr Edna Lekgabe is a reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist. She joins Dr Preeya to chat about perinatal mental health - why it’s so important, how it can impact pregnancy outcomes and what factors can help bonding and attachment.Instagram: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@doctor.preeya.alexander⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Books: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Eat, Sleep, Play, Love⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ by Dr Preeya Alexander⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Full Plate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠, out now To find out more about AIA Australia head to ⁠ ⁠⁠www.aia.com.au

People in this episode

Host: Dr Preeya Alexander

Guest: Dr Edna Lekgabe

Topics covered

• perinatal mental health
• bonding
• attachment
• pregnancy outcomes
• reproductive psychiatry

Keywords

• perinatal mental health
• bonding
• attachment
• pregnancy outcomes
• reproductive psychiatry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AIA Australia

Products: Eat, Sleep, Play, Love, Full Plate

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