Pregnant and new mothers need empathy and support from loved ones. They may find it hard to be honest about their feelings and accept help in the beginning. Be patient and be available.
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Pregnancy-related mood and anxiety disorders occur during pregnancy, after giving birth, following adoption, and after a pregnancy loss. In Colorado, nearly 1 in 9 women who give birth will experience signs and symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. This makes pregnancy-related mood disorders the most common complication of pregnancy (PSI, 2018).
Share Your Story of Hope and Healing
If you would like to share your experience with pregnancy-related depression and anxiety, we'd love to hear from you. Whether you have experienced depression and anxiety during pregnancy, after giving birth, or because of pregnancy loss, you are not alone. Sharing our stories can reduce stigma and provide hope to others. Click here for more information and to share your story.
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Air Quality Alert
We've had many Action Days for Multiple Pollutants lately. Potential for high ozone remains and lingering health impacts from exposure to fine particulates will continue this week. Unusually Sensitive People should use caution with increased activity this week.
What is mental health?
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. - MentalHealth.gov
What is scabies?
Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite. The microscopic scabies mite burrows into the upper layer of the skin where it lives and lays its eggs.
Gastrointestinal (GI) illness is caused by a variety of different disease-causing germs that can be acquired by consuming contaminated food or beverages, contact with contaminated recreational water, infected animals or their environments, or infected people. These germs can cause a variety of symptoms, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, body aches, headaches and sometimes rash. The Communicable Disease staff monitor and investigate GI illnesses that are spread through food, water, person-to-person contact and contact with infected animals.
