BabyCenter's Robin Hilmantel on the Realities of Postpartum Life! 👩‍🍼🤯

Mommy Labor Nurse

Liesel Teen

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week I had Robin Hilmantel on the podcast! Robin is the senior director of editorial strategy and growth at BabyCenter, an online parenting resource and pregnancy app. She has more than a decade of experience in health and lifestyle reporting, writing and editing. Robin works closely with the research team at BabyCenter to conduct studies with moms that produce impactful reports on important topics like maternal health, child care, family finances, and much more.

She currently resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she enjoys spending her nonworking hours with her husband, three sons (Marlow, Wylie, and Hobbes), and tripod dog (Kiwi).

Here are things we talked about! 👇

Can you start by telling us a bit about the research BabyCenter conducted on postpartum care and the main findings?
As a mom of three, can you share your personal postpartum care experiences and how they aligned or differed from the research findings?
What steps can new moms take to better prepare for their own care during the postpartum period?
Can you provide some practical tips for new moms to manage their self-care during the demanding postpartum period?
How important are support networks, and what types of support should new moms seek out? Additionally, could you discuss how the high cost of childcare impacts these support networks and the overall wellbeing of new moms?
How is BabyCenter working to support new moms in the postpartum period through its content and resources?
Based on your insights and research, what trends do you see emerging in the area of postpartum care over the next few years?

Resources:

You can download the BabyCenter app here:
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pregnancy-tracker-babycenter/id386022579
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.babycenter.pregnancytracker

Check out the research we discuss from BabyCenter on postpartum support care gaps for moms, with additional resources for moms: https://www.babycenter.com/baby/postpartum-health/postpartum-care-maternal-health-support-report_41001478

Resources for postpartum mental health support:

Emergency assistance is available 24/7 at 911
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)
Postpartum Support International Helpline 800-944-4773
SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP(4357)

You can find BabyCenter (@BabyCenter) on all social platforms
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babycenter/

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BabyCenter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BabyCenter

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BabyCenter

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@babycenter

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robinhilmantel/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the mommy labor nurse podcast where you'll gain the tools,
0:10.8	knowledge, and confidence you need to erase the unknowns, feel in control, and have an even
0:16.4	better birth no matter how you deliver. My name is Liesel Teen, mom of two, practicing labor and delivery nurse, and your host.
0:25.5	From over eight years in counting of working at the bedside, I know that knowledge is the
0:30.9	key to an even better birth. So tune in each week to learn about all
0:35.5	things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum from me a labor and delivery nurse that's
0:40.6	seen it all. And now let's get into this week's episode.
0:48.5	Hello and welcome back to the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast this week, you guys. I have an episode with actually her name is
0:57.2	Robin Hill Mantel. She is the senior director of editorial strategy and growth at,
1:03.6	guess where, baby center.
1:05.6	Yeah, you know baby center.
1:07.4	They are a leading brand out there
1:10.3	in the pregnancy and birth space, doing a lot of really great things. But Robin came on
1:16.2	today to talk to us about a lot of really cool things and she is not only a leader in the parenting media world, but she is also a mom of three boys.
1:26.2	So she, you know, she's like one of us, right?
1:31.3	So her extensive experience in both her professional field and her personal life, I thought would bring a unique episode, unique perspective to the Mommy Labor's podcast. so that's why I wanted to have her on.
1:45.1	So today we dove into some really fascinating data, really fascinating data at
1:51.0	baby centers latest research on crucial topics like
1:55.4	postpartum care, the high cost of child care, and the challenges of
1:59.9	maintaining personal identity as a mom.
2:03.7	Yeah, all stuff we can really,
2:06.4	I mean I can really relate to that.
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