<p>Dr. Christina Wichman, Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, Medical Director of The Periscope Project and Director of Women’s Mental Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin, joins us for an in-depth introduction to reproductive psychiatry. This episode is co-hosted by Erica Browne, an M4 at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.</p><p>We explore the unique clinical and ethical challenges of treating psychiatric illness during pregnancy and the postpartum period, including how to navigate the needs of both mother and child. Dr. Wichman walks us through distinctions between common perinatal mental health presentations—such as baby blues, perinatal depression, and major depressive disorder—and discusses how to differentiate normal postpartum stress from psychiatric conditions that require treatment.</p><p>The episode covers validated screening tools, pharmacologic treatment during pregnancy and lactation, and non-pharmacologic options for patients with li...