{"id":166815,"date":"2025-05-26T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/blog\/2025\/05\/26\/zustrich-z-psyhiatrom-pro-tryvozhnist-pid-chas-vagitnosti-chesno-spokijno-z-dokazamy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T19:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:02:25","slug":"zustrich-z-psyhiatrom-pro-tryvozhnist-pid-chas-vagitnosti-chesno-spokijno-z-dokazamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/en\/blog\/2025\/05\/26\/zustrich-z-psyhiatrom-pro-tryvozhnist-pid-chas-vagitnosti-chesno-spokijno-z-dokazamy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with a Psychiatrist: Talking Honestly, Calmly, and with Evidence about Anxiety During Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">On May 15, 2025, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology, and Medical Psychology at TNMU, <strong>Olena Smashna<\/strong>, organized a meeting focused on creating a space of support and education for expectant mothers. The event took place at the Ternopil Regional Perinatal Center <em>&#8220;Mother and Child&#8221;<\/em> and was attended by 25 pregnant women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-342x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-342x460.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-100x135.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221-200x269.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-221.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The topic of discussion was <strong>perinatal anxiety<\/strong> \u2014 a condition that is often left unspoken but affects <strong>every third pregnant woman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The conversation covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">When and whom to turn to for help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">How to distinguish \u201cnormal worries\u201d from an anxiety disorder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Why phrases like \u201cjust calm down\u201d don\u2019t actually help<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">How the brain responds to hormonal changes \u2014 and what to do about it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-300x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-300x460.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-88x135.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-1000x1536.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424-200x307.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-17-35-424.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Medication use during pregnancy was also addressed \u2014 openly, without fear or myths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">It was explained how modern psychiatry works with pregnant women: carefully, individually, and as part of a team that includes obstetricians, psychologists, and psychotherapists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\" wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-300x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-300x460.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-88x135.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-1000x1536.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134-200x307.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viber_image_2025-05-26_12-18-38-134.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">We believe that <strong>pregnancy should not be a time of silent stress<\/strong> \u2014 but rather a time of <strong>support, knowledge, and self-kindness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 15, 2025, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology, and Medical Psychology at TNMU, Olena Smashna, organized a meeting focused on 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