Too often patients who appear anxious or with elevated blood pressure are told to “take a breath and relax.” Rarely ever does that advice work, because the antidote for stress or stress-indulged hypertension is often (and mistakenly) believed to be relaxation. View bestselling author and trauma-informed health strategies, Parijat Deshpande in this session to learn about the hidden realities of stress physiology. Through a combination of science, research, and riveting anecdotes, she will bust commonly held myths about stress, review why stress is not a mental heath issue or a relaxation issues and show audience members how understanding the intersection between stress and hypertension can help you empower your patients for an even healthier pregnancy.
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Manual Managing Hypertension and High Stress (1.61 MB) | 32 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Parijat Deshpande, MS, CTP, CCTS-I, is the CEO of a global boutique firm dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes and ending prematurity using a trauma-informed, neurobiological approach to reproductive health and healthcare practices. After her own experience with a very high-risk pregnancy, bed rest, and an extremely preterm delivery, Parijat went from patient to practitioner to help other women beat the statistics – a journey and expertise she chronicles in her bestselling book, Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. Today, she continues to take a trauma-informed, neurobiological approach to reproductive health to help her concierge-level private clients improve their high-risk pregnancy outcomes after preterm birth or late-term loss. As an educator and keynote speaker, Parijat presents to parents and patients, as well as medical providers and birth professionals on how to provide trauma-sensitive support to help patients increase trust in their care. She also partners with independent filmmakers to accurately represent birth trauma, loss, high-risk pregnancy, and preterm birth in TV and film.
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Financial: Parijat Deshpande is the CEO and founder of of Ruvelle and has an employment relationship with Parijat Deshpande, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Parijat Deshpande receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Parijat Deshpande has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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