Ep 234. Why Doesn't My Midwife Ask About My Mental Health?
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of addressing mental health in midwifery care during pregnancy.
You've sat through an antenatal appointment focused on blood pressure and bump measurements, wishing there'd been room to talk about how you were actually feeling. Midwives want that room too, working inside appointments measured in minutes. There's real momentum building to bring emotional wellbeing further into that time together. Two researchers went looking at exactly what that momentum looks like in practice, and how to act on it without asking midwives to find time they don't have. In this episode of The Science of Motherhood, Dr Renee White sits down with Lesley Pascuzzi, childbirth educator and perinatal mental health researcher, and her colleague Nicole Freeman, midwife and PhD researcher in early pregnancy care, to unpack what midwives told them about supporting mental health during pregnancy. Together they explore where the system falls short, and the pilot program already testing a different way forward. You'll Hear About: Why the current model centres illness over wellness What midwives believe a well woman looks like How time pressure shapes mental health conversations Why continuity of care changes everything What the new pilot program is testing Knowledge is the…
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