Catherine Birndorf is a reproductive psychiatrist specializing in perinatal mental health and co-founder, CEO and medical director of the Motherhood Center of New York in New York City. She is also a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and a past board member of Postpartum Support International, and she currently serves on the board of directors of the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers. Birndorf treats, writes and teaches about perinatal mental health.
The Hand-Wringing Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming Women
By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it