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With a dedicated history of improving the lives of women and infants in the area, state and region, the leadership at Woman’s Hospital (Woman’s) announced their plans to open Louisiana’s first inpatient pregnancy and postpartum mental health unit. The perinatal mental health unit will allow the award-winning hospital to maintain focus on offering a more comprehensive continuum of care to its perinatal patients— women who are at any stage of their pregnancy up to one year postpartum.
Under the leadership of Woman’s President and CEO Rene Ragas; Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Cheri Johnson, MSN, RNC-OB; Director of Inpatient Perinatal Psychiatry Kelly Schwartzenburg Cannon, MD; and Clinical Director Bianca Glueck, RN, the specialized unit will be one of only four facilities in the nation with a unit solely dedicated to the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum women.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), maternal mental health conditions are among the most common complications of pregnancy and childbirth. These conditions include anxiety, perinatal depression, postpartum depression and birth-related PTSD.
