The Transition to Motherhood: ADD

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Pregnancy can be magical And excruciating. Exciting And overwhelming. It is demanding And The calm before the storm.

This is true for most people who experience pregnancy, but it’s doubly true for those with ADHD, roughly 96% of whom cease taking stimulant medication while pregnant and nursing. In addition, ADHD symptoms can be exacerbated by the constant demands of caring for an infant. This is because of changes in hormone levels and disturbed sleep.

A new routine and a newborn can make it hard for women to deal with emotions. For those who stopped using ADHD medication during pregnancy, especially, this may lead to depression and anxiety. Clinicians who treat perinatal ADHD patients should consider the risks and benefits of stimulant use during this crucial time.

Women, partners and professionals can learn from this webinar:

• Concerning the interplay between ADHD symptoms and neurobiology during and after pregnancy
• Information about the risk analysis for stimulant use during pregnancy and postpartum
• How to plan for early motherhood and the risk of anxiety and depression in ADHD women
• The impact of hormones and ADHD on the entire lifespan. And the interaction with medication

Have a question for our expert? During the live webinar you can ask the presenter questions.

Meet the expert speaker:

Allison Baker, M.D. is a clinician and researcher with the Perinatal & Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also holds an appointment at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert in pediatric obsessive/compulsive disorder and ADHD as well as perinatal psychiatry. Dr. Baker is a frequent speaker and facilitator of workshops on a range of topics in child and maternal psychiatry.

Dr. Baker earned her medical degree at the University of Virginia. She was also elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society because of her outstanding scholarship and professionalism. She was Chief Resident for her general psychiatry residency. Dr. Baker received her training in child and adolescent psychopharmacology at Cornell and Columbia Universities. Dr. Baker served as a senior pediatric psychopharmacologist at The Child Mind Institute and then joined Columbia University Medical Center’s faculty.

Certificate of Attendance For information on how to purchase the certificate of attendance option (cost $10), register for the webinar, then look for instructions in the email you’ll receive one hour after it ends. After the live webinar, the link to the certificate of attendance will be available on the replay page. ADDitude doesn’t offer CEU credit.

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