Maternal Mental Health Podcast
Listen for maternal mental health education and understand the importance of seeking help if you or a loved one suffers from depression during or after pregnancy.
According to the March of Dimes, about one in five women have depression some time in their life, and one in seven women are treated for depression at some time between the year before pregnancy and the year after pregnancy. Depression during pregnancy and postpartum depression are common mental health challenges for new moms and often go undiagnosed and untreated. Cigna is committed to raising awareness and educating new moms, mothers-to-be, and their families about this important topic.
The podcast features Frank Roche (Cigna Business Communications Senior Director) and co-host Erica Oliveira (Business Communications Manager), in conversation with:
- Dr. John Keats (Board Certified Gynecologist and Cigna’s Market Medical Executive for Arizona)
- Dr. Patricia Stephenson, (Board Certified Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and Senior Medical Director for Cigna)
- Dr. Stuart Lustig (Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Lead Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Care for Cigna’s Behavioral Health Business)
The panel openly discusses maternal mental health and why it is important to be proactive and seek help if you’re experiencing symptoms of pregnancy-related depression.
Sources Noted in the Podcast:
Presenter: John P. Keats, M.D.
Dr. John Keats, Board Certified Gynecologist and Cigna’s Market Medical Executive for Arizona, is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). A practicing physician, Dr. Keats has served as chair for the departments of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at two hospitals, is a fellow of the American College of Physician Executives. He is also a course director for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, post-graduate course Quality and Safety for Leaders in women’s health care, and serves on ACOG’s office-patient safety program.
Presenter: Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., M.P.H.
Stuart L. Lustig is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and Lead Medical Director for child and adolescent care for Cigna's behavioral health business. He also serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco and served as their Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program from 2005 to 2011. Dr. Lustig received his Doctorate of Medicine from Rush Medical College and completed his psychiatric training at Stanford and Harvard hospitals. He also has a Master's in Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health. Dr. Lustig is the Director of School Psychiatrists (schoolpsychiatrists.com) and provided consultations to schools in the San Francisco and Boston areas. He has published numerous journals on topics such as refugee mental health, the use of forensic testimony in the political asylum process, stress and burnout among U.S. immigration judges and the managed care peer-review process. Dr. Lustig is the editor of the textbook, Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionals: From Patients to Policies.
Presenter: Patricia Stephenson, M.D.
Dr. Patricia Stephenson is a board certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist. Dr. Stephenson is a Senior Medical Director in the Clinical Performance and Quality section of Cigna’s Total Health and Network organization. She did her medical training in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and practiced in the area for more than 20 years before coming to Cigna.