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Do you have personal experience with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)? Would you like to share your story anonymously to help others struggling with PMADs?

Through sharing your stories, we hope to raise awareness and normalize communication around PMADs. We want to build awareness about the signs/symptoms to look out for, end the stigma attached to PMADs, bring awareness to barriers, show the impact these barriers can have on families and highlight a range of different supports/resources available.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions and sharing your experiences with us.

PMAD: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

PMADs are a spectrum of emotional complications that can affect expectant or new parents at any point during pregnancy or the first year after birth. PMADs include prenatal and postpartum depression, prenatal and postpartum anxiety, prenatal and postpartum OCD, postpartum psychosis and any other mood disorders that may arise during this period.

Were you aware of PMADs, the signs/symptoms and/or the predisposing factors before pregnancy/during pregnancy/after giving birth?

Regardless of whether or not you experienced a PMAD, what are/were three of the most difficult aspects of pregnancy/birth/recovery?

What kind of support would you like, or would you have appreciated leading up to the arrival of your baby and/or immediately after and up to a year after giving birth?

Could you describe your emotional and physical well being leading up to the arrival of your baby and/or immediately after and up to a year after giving birth.

What is one thing you wish you would have known or had access to that was not available during your experience?

Did you experienced any PMADs?

If you experienced a PMAD, were you able to find support? What did you find most helpful?

If you experienced a PMAD, did you face barriers to getting help and support?

Is there anything about your story you would like to share?

Would you like us to share your story? Please know stories will be shared anonymously.

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