“I Should Be Able to Handle This”: How Internalized Stigma Silences Moms

• By: Ashley Womble, MPH, PMHC Brave Health
• July 18th, 2025
• cultural sensitivity, healthcare, identity, maternal mental health, mental health, motherhood, perinatal, postpartum depression, stigma, Summer 2025 Issue, support
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There’s a shared assumption in health care that if we make services more accessible, patients will use them. It’s the foundation of many well-intentioned interventions: Add depression screening to the six-week postpartum visit, embed a therapist in the OB/GYN clinic, expand access through...