5. How a Mother's Brain Changes During Matrescence with Dr. Rocio Zunini

Thriving Mamas

This one is for mother's AND for all those who care for mothers: birthworkers, doulas, therapists, doctors, and midwives.

Here I share a conversation I had with Dr. Rocio Zunini, brain scientist and founder of newbornparents.net

Learn about the major changes a mother's brain goes through during Matrescence: the transformational journey a women goes through in becoming a mother.

And why it is important to understand these changes to support a mother to bond with her baby, develop empathy and connection, and cultivate health and wellness.

In this episode we chat about:

• the brain changes that happen in pregnacy and after birth
• how a mother's brain changes are similiar to an adolsecent
• mom or baby brain / memory changes
• the parental caregiving network in the brain
• importance of oxytocin in the golden hour after birth
• importance of skin to skin time after birth
• how a women's intuition increases when they become a mother
• ways to support the parental brain changes
• being aware of how vunerable and impressionable mothers are postpartum
• the increase in brain plasticity and capacity for learning during matrescence
• why it's important to filter what visitors, books, advice, etc mothers allow into thier space durign the postpartum
• how a baby borrows the nervous system of their mother / primary caregiver during the first 3 years of life
• why its important that mother's and primary caregivers have people to co-regulate with

Learn more from Dr. Rocio Zunini on her website - newbornparents.net

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