Return to You: A Postpartum Plan for New Moms - Paperback

by Natasha K. Sriraman MD Mph (Author)

If you're struggling with new motherhood, you're not alone. From pelvic floor issues to postpartum depression and anxiety, you may face a multitude of physical and mental challenges during the fourth trimester-- the 3 months immediately after you give birth. While you're caring for your new baby, who's caring for you? Return to You offers guidance on topics like sleep, breastfeeding, and nutrition to help you restore yourself physically. And, even more importantly, postpartum expert Dr. Sriraman offers support to help shoulder the emotional burden of modern motherhood by showing you how to ask for help and give yourself the time you need to rest, recover, and heal.

Author Biography

Natasha K. Sriraman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FABM, is a board-certified academic pediatrician, an associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School/Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, and a mother of 3. She is an internationally recognized expert on breastfeeding and postpartum depression who has served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding and the executive board of the Virginia Chapter of the AAP and is honorary chairperson of Postpartum Support Virginia. She lives with her husband and children in Virginia Beach, VA.