Podcast | Infant Series: Postpartum & Maternal Depression

About the author: Young & Healthy Podcast

The Young & Healthy Podcast features thoughts and perspectives from Cincinnati Children’s experts, patients, families – and even kids! – on all things pediatric health. Hosted and produced by members of the communications team, Symfhani Fair-Harris, Kayla McNeal, Bo McMillian and Kate Setter, this podcast brings you lively conversations on current health topics and issues affecting children today. Please note that this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.

Rachel Herbst, PhD, is a Behavior and Development Specialist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her areas of interest include family-centered, culturally informed care and promoting child development through prevention and intervention services. She conducts research to identify strategies that promote health and prevent adverse developmental outcomes.

Kara Messmore, MSW, LISW, LCSW is a therapist with the Moving Beyond Depression program in the Division of Integrated Behavioral Health within the Behavioral Medicine and Counseling Psychology department. She provides home and telehealth therapy to moms experiencing maternal and perinatal depression who have children at the Pediatric Primary Care and Hopple Street Pediatric Centers at Cincinnati Children’s. She specialized in Marriage and Family Therapy initially and then focused on medical social work in the maternity and Perinatal and Neonatal Intensive Care Units before coming to Cincinnati Children’s. She has a passion for working with caregivers, especially under-served mothers to change the tide of depression and lack-of-access to services. Her desire is to impact the next generation by helping to guide and equip caregivers with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools and creative expression to move towards awareness, creativity and hope.