Perinatal Mental Health with FamilyWell - Ep. 204

FemTech Focus

In this episode, Dr. Brittany Barreto talks to Dr. Jessica Gaulton, Founder and CEO of FamilyWell Health. They discuss how mental health disorders can manifest in birthing people, why 1 in 3 moms is experiencing post-partum depression and what FamilyWell is doing about it. This is a truly insightful episode, we learned a LOT - let us know what you think!

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Correction: Reference was made to "DHHS" Department of Health and Human Services. This should have been "DCF" Department of Children and Families.

Guest bio

Dr. Gaulton is a physician-entrepreneur whose expertise lies at the intersection of maternal & newborn health and healthcare innovation. She is a practicing Neonatologist at Harvard and also Founder and CEO at FamilyWell Health. Her inspiration to start FamilyWell comes from her own experience overcoming postpartum depression and struggling to find mental health resources as a patient herself. FamilyWell's mission is to solve the maternal mental health crisis and provide equitable access to mental health services for pregnant and postpartum patients.

Dr. Gaulton received specialized training in Innovation and Design at the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation. She completed her Clinical Fellowship in Neonatology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Penn Medicine. Dr. Gaulton received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed her pediatric residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Jessica graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University.

Company bio

FamilyWell is a digital behavioral health company that integrates perinatal mental health services in Obstetric practices using a tech-enabled collaborative care model. FamilyWell's mission is to solve the maternal mental health crisis and provide equitable access to mental health services for pregnant and postpartum patients.

FemTech Focus Podcast bio

The FemTech Focus Podcast is brought to you by FemHealth Insights, the leader in Women’s Health market research and consulting. In this show, Dr. Brittany Barreto hosts meaningfully provocative conversations that bring FemTech experts - including doctors, scientists, inventors, and founders - on air to talk about the innovative technology, services, and products (collectively known as FemTech) that are improving women's health and wellness. Though many leaders in FemTech are women, this podcast is not specifically about female founders, nor is it geared toward a specifically female audience. The podcast gives our host, Dr. Brittany Barreto, and guests an engaging, friendly environment to learn about the past, present, and future of women’s health and wellness.

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Time Stamps

[04:32] Dr. Gaulton’s background

[06:54] How FamilyWell came about

[08:20] Intrusive thoughts

[13:14] Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD)

[15:20] What is FamilyWell?

[22:21] Mental Health crises before, during and after pregnancy

[27:17] Why are Mental Health disorders showing up during pregnancy?

[29:01] The current Mental Health of females in the US

[33:14] The impact of COVID-19

[35:07] How FamilyWell works

[38:00] OB/GYN providers and FamilyWell

[40:11] The Collaborative Care Model and Medicaid

[44:52] Creating a Medicaid model

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Episode Contributors

Dr. Jessica Gaulton

LinkedIn: @Jessica (Schiffman) Gaulton MD, MPH

FamilyWell Health

Website: https://familywellhealth.com/

LinkedIn: @FamilyWell

Instagram: @familywellhealth

Twitter: @_familywell

Dr Brittany Barreto

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanybarreto/

Twitter: @DrBrittB

Instagram: @drbrittanybarreto

FemTech Focus Podcast

Website: https://femtechfocus.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechfocus

Twitter: @FemTech_Focus

Instagram: @femtechfocus

FemHealth Insights

Website: https://www.femhealthinsights.com/

LinkedIn: @FemHealth Insights