A postpartum pill
Today, Explained
Vox
4.3 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Karen Kurdov, calling from Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| 0:05.0 | Having a baby is hard enough, but for a lot of people, things can get even tougher after birth. |
| 0:10.5 | I had my first child back in January and experienced postpartum depression. |
| 0:16.5 | My doctor was willing to prescribe me medication, but I didn't feel comfortable going on medication |
| 0:23.5 | without having counseling or supervision that was granted short-term disability. |
| 0:29.0 | But it was really hard to get that extended, and on top of that, I was just isolated by myself. |
| 0:35.0 | But now, for the first time ever, there's a pill to treat postpartum depression. |
| 0:40.0 | I think a new medication to directly deal with postpartum effects would be awesome. |
| 0:46.0 | We're going to figure out if this pill is going to be a game changer on today's plane. |
| 0:50.0 | I think it's awesome you're doing a show about postpartum depression, |
| 0:53.0 | and I just hope that it encourages anybody out there that's suffering. |
| 0:59.0 | Support for this episode comes from Zell. |
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| 1:12.0 | and never use the password, password. |
| 1:16.0 | But, scammers are getting more sophisticated and more active, |
| 1:20.0 | which means they're finding millions of new victims every single year. |
| 1:25.0 | The good news is that there's a lot you can do to protect yourself on the wild, wild web. |
| 1:31.0 | For starters, Zell wants to remind you, only send money to people you know and trust. |
| 1:37.0 | Zell is available to United States bank account holders only, terms and conditions apply. |
| 1:44.0 | We all have days when our busy schedules make it impossible to tackle our to-do lists. |
| 1:49.0 | Let alone find time to make it to the pharmacy. |
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