MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health We invite you to visit our website at www.womensmentalhealth.org

The Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at MGH was established in 1989 and has been renamed following the generous gift from Carol Ammon and Dr. Marie Pinizzotto. Our website (www.womensmentalhealth.org) provides a range of current information including discussion of new research findings in women’s mental health and how such investigations inform day-to-day clinical practice. Despite the growing number of studies being conducted in women’s health, the clinical implications of such work are frequently controversial, leaving patients with questions regarding the most appropriate path to follow. Providing these resources to patients and their doctors so that individual clinical decisions can be made in a thoughtful and collaborative fashion dovetails with the mission of our Center.

Did you give birth within the last 10 years and experience postpartum psychosis? Researchers at Mass. General Hospital w...
10/24/2025

Did you give birth within the last 10 years and experience postpartum psychosis? Researchers at Mass. General Hospital want to hear your story. Help our research represent a variety of postpartum psychosis experiences.

For more information or to enroll in our research study, call (617) 643-7205, email MGHP3@partners.org, or visit www.mghp3.org/about-our-research. Thank you for your willingness to help future people who may be affected by postpartum psychosis!

10/22/2025

We know that postpartum depression and anxiety can recur, which is why planning ahead matters. Our Associate Director, Dr. Marlene Freeman, shares how collaborating with loved ones and healthcare providers before birth can reduce the risk of another episode.

🎤“We can grasp the opportunity to meet with the patient and a partner or other loved one to talk about how to plan for the postpartum ahead. … because, you know, as you know, it's impossible to really navigate the system and find a new therapist in the postpartum when you're so overwhelmed.” — Dr. Marlene Freeman

🎧Listen to the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-here-to-help-you-answer-do-i-have-postpartum-depression/id1802653992?i=1000714495095

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PNCxwmQmg5eJS3RKsCfUG?si=tMeJYgbiQ2unsBeLP0Hr4g

Enroll in the National Pregnancy Registry today! For more information or to enroll, call (866) 961-2388, email registry@...
10/20/2025

Enroll in the National Pregnancy Registry today! For more information or to enroll, call (866) 961-2388, email registry@partners.org, or visit the Registry page on our website!

We want to hear from YOU. What questions do you have about maternal mental health?We know that motherhood comes with a m...
10/15/2025

We want to hear from YOU. What questions do you have about maternal mental health?

We know that motherhood comes with a million questions. Whether it's about pregnancy, postpartum, or beyond, Dr. Ruta Nonacs and Allie Hales will answer the questions you’ve never heard anyone talk about before. No question is too small. No topic is off-limits. You ask. We answer.

⬇️Drop your questions in the comments, send us a DM, or leave us a voicemail at 617-643-9232. Your question could be featured in a future episode of So Glad You Asked with Dr. Ruta Nonacs.

Today on , we recognize the importance of supporting mental health across all life stages.At the MGH Center for Women’s...
10/10/2025

Today on , we recognize the importance of supporting mental health across all life stages.

At the MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health, we focus on perinatal and reproductive mental health across the lifespan — from pregnancy and postpartum to menopause and beyond. Through research, clinical care, and education, we aim to empower all providers and patients with the support and information they deserve.

10/08/2025

Throwback to our fourth episode of So Glad You Asked, when Dr. Ruta joins Kara to unpack the multiple layers of trauma that can follow a difficult birth and how they can impact postpartum recovery and family planning.

🔊"You already were having anxiety during the pregnancy, there was the pandemic, there was the complications during birth, then there was caring for a child who was in the NICU, so there's just all these multiple layers." — Dr. Ruta Nonacs

For many postpartum moms, especially those new to the medical system, trauma often coincides with other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Luckily, there are ways through it.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts to hear about the tools that helped Kara move forward.



Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-isnt-what-i-expected-what-comes-next-after-a/id1802653992?i=1000708444280

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/63t8QBmPNbDNo65JtJEVgI?si=lENngg4AQwGe34FpBFddBQ

Researchers with our Postpartum Psychosis Project study one of the largest global cohorts of people with postpartum psyc...
10/03/2025

Researchers with our Postpartum Psychosis Project study one of the largest global cohorts of people with postpartum psychosis. Here are some of the lessons we've learned from the narratives of survivors.

We want to hear your narrative, too.
Visit www.mghp3.org/about-our-research for more information.

Read summaries of our findings at https://www.mghp3.org/research-summary

10/01/2025

Grief and depression often show up together — but they aren't the same and may need different support. In this episode of So Glad You Asked, Dr. Ruta Nonacs explains how untreated depression can make grieving even harder, and debunks the myth that medication gets in the way of healing.

🗣 “I think some people are afraid that if they’re depressed, the medication will inhibit them from grieving. But I think what it does help with is getting rid of the depression component and making the grief less pervasive.” — Dr. Ruta Nonacs

🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts to hear how Sarah and Allie navigated grief during the postpartum period.



Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-lost-my-mom-while-pregnant-how-do-i-move-forward/id1802653992?i=1000710267683

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JCWxNE3r69AGDcVc7pnN1?si=8mTCeFH8RH-efbUl9OJTJw

Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symp...
09/26/2025

Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health. Check it out now on our website!

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