8 | From High-Risk Pregnancy to Living in the NICU: A Parent’s Guide to Healing, Partnership, & Parenting a Micro Preemie w/ Parijat Deshpande

Pregnancy is already a transformative time for parents, but high-risk pregnancies can bring unique challenges that test your spirit and resilience. For Parijat Deshpande, her experiences with preterm labor and loss led to become a leading voice in trauma-informed high-risk pregnancy care. In this episode, she shares her story and how her company, Ruvelle, leverages somatic healing to improve high-risk pregnancy outcomes.

We discuss misconceptions around high-risk pregnancies, gaps in care for women of color, and the struggle to find resources for parents of micro preemies. Parijat also offers insights on raising a micro preemie, supporting each other as partners, and healing from the trauma of high-risk pregnancy.

Listen to hear her advice on navigating high-risk pregnancies and preterm birth with resilience and hope!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Parijat and her company, Ruvelle
• What defines a high-risk pregnancy and gaps in care
• Somatic health and its importance in trauma-informed care
• Parijat’s professional and personal journey into women’s health
• The trauma of high-risk pregnancy and preterm birth
• Navigating parenthood and partnership with a micro preemie
• The lack of accessible information and community resources
• The realities of NICU life
• Parijat’s advice for parents of micro preemies
• Coping with loss and parental identity
• Maintaining a relationship with your partner

Learn more about Ruvelle and grab your Body Language Journal:

https://shop.ruvelle.com/collections/thriving

https://www.instagram.com/theruvelle/

https://www.youtube.com/@theRuvelle

https://www.facebook.com/theruvelle/

Head to the Partners Beyond Parenthood YouTube channel for more!

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I'd love to hear what you thought and if you're curious about any topics that you'd like me to explore, you can email me at [email protected].

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