New book from U of C professor examines mental health during pregnancy

How to maintain mental health during pregnancy Dr. Dawn Kingston’s new book Your Brain on Pregnancy advises women on how to maintain their mental health as they prepare to deliver.

Over a 30-year career in nursing and maternity care, Dr. Dawn Kingston has seen the impact of an expectant mother’s mental health on her baby.

“Pre-term birth, small babies, and children not going on to do well emotionally, physically and developmentally,” are among the consequences of a mother’s mental health issues, she said in an interview with CTV News Calgary.

Kingston is a professor of nursing at the University of Calgary.

Her new book, Your Brain on Pregnancy, advises women on how to maintain their mental health as they prepare to deliver.

“It’s a real misconception that hormones are the sole cause of depression, anxiety, feeling kind of blue during pregnancy and postpartum,” Kingston said.