SSRIs in Pregnancy: Benefits, Risks, & Your Options

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Let’s talk about something that affects so many mamas but often gets brushed under the rug—mental health during pregnancy. In this episode, I’m getting real about SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), what they are, how common they are, the benefits and the risks (yes, for both mom and baby), and—most importantly—the wide range of options available to you. This episode came straight from one of you (I love when that happens!), and I want you to know that no matter where you are on ...

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0:00.0	I think it's really important to understand. It's not a black and white issue. Every mom and every pregnancy, every mental health story is going to be different. And every situation is going to be different. Your family life and what's going on in your marriage or your relationship with the dad, it can be family issues that are going on are finances. You know, every step of the the way we're going to have these different challenges
0:21.1	in life. That's part of life. But it will affect us differently. On top of the fact that we have
0:26.5	all of these hormones and things happening and it is a big life change. And if you're doing other
0:32.5	big life changes while you are pregnant, like moving or buying a house or, you know, these bigger things than it compounds and it kind of adds to that.
0:46.0	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to experience in this life.
0:52.7	The moment you think you could be pregnant,
0:54.6	you're frantically searching for all the best information, which is why you're here today.
0:59.1	I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator,
1:04.4	doula and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth and postpartum, I'm here to make preparing for your
1:10.0	birth enjoyable, empowering,
1:12.2	and totally easy. Each week, I'll cover different topics, interview professionals, and get
1:17.7	into the nitty-gritty birth stories from mamas just like you. And when you're ready for more,
1:22.8	you can join me in the My Essential Birth course at myessentialbirth.com, where I take you step by step
1:28.9	through exactly how to prepare your mind, body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love.
1:34.7	So let's get started.
1:42.1	Reviewer of the week is Mel Nol, and she says extremely educational for a future birth worker.
1:49.1	I'm about to begin the training to be a doula. I'm trying to educate myself as much as possible.
1:54.3	I came across this podcast, and I'm now binging it. I don't come from the medical field,
1:59.2	and it's been over 20 years since I last gave
2:01.5	birth. This podcast is really helping me to learn about current trends in becoming a new mom,
2:06.4	as well as the up-to-date information concerning childbirth. Thanks for following along.
2:10.7	Thank you for your review. And yes, for all of the people who work with women in any capacity
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