098: Stress & Depression’s Effect on Your Baby During Pregnancy and Beyond | Dr. Catherine Monk

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Dr. Catherine Monk, a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Research at the Women’s Program, Columbia University Medical Center, and Research Scientist VI at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.</p> <h4>In this episode, we will cover:</h4> <ol> <li>How to have a developmental outlook throughout pregnancy and early childhood to really see how optimal of a time the transition to parenting is.</li> <li>When stress and depression affect pregnancy, find out how to help yourself as a mother and how to help your baby too.</li> <li>How understanding the importance of development and the environment could change the way you raise and interact with your child.</li> </ol> <h4>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862635/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Developmental Origins of Health & Disease</a></li> <li><a href= "http://drjaywarren.com/podcast-071-in-utero-the-movie-the-impact-of-the-prenatal-environment-kathleen-man-gyllenhaal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podcast #071 about the movie, In-Utero</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.inuterofilm.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Link to watch the movie, In-Utero</a></li> </ul> <h4>About Dr. Catherine Monk:</h4> <p>Dr. Catherine Monk is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Research at the Women’s Program, Columbia University Medical Center, and Research Scientist VI at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.</p> <p>Originally trained as a clinical psychologist treating children and adults in a program that emphasized the developmental origins of psychopathology, Dr. Monk completed her postdoctoral research training in the Psychobiological Sciences via a National Institutes of Health fellowship at Columbia University in 2000, joining the faculty there a year later.</p> <p>A two-time recipient of the prestigious Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award,