From Screening to Support: How PCPs Can Tackle PPD
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, urged primary care clinicians to screen early, refer confidently, and help change the statistics on maternal mental health.
“I’m Just Tired”: Listening for the Words Patients Actually Use
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, discusses the importance of listening closely to how patients describe postpartum distress—and to read between the lines.
Why Postpartum Depression Is Still Off the Radar in Pregnancy Care
LeThenia Joy Baker, MD, explains why PPD is often overlooked compared to physical pregnancy conditions like gestational diabetes.
Joy Baker, MD: Understanding Patient Language in PPD Screening
ACOG 2025: Dr Baker shares how language can help create a trusting space for patients to speak openly about postpartum depression.
Postpartum Depression and the Missed Hand-Off to Primary Care
ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, called for stronger cross-specialty collaboration to address maternal mental health after birth.
Normalizing Mental Health: A Vital Sign in Prenatal and Postpartum Care
