Art Therapy Provides Relief to New and Expecting Mothers

Author

Dailie JeffsFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-22-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MA - Master of Arts

Department

Expressive Therapies

Advisor

Carla Velazquez-Garcia

Abstract

Throughout pregnancy, during childbirth, and after childbirth, new and expecting mothers often experience a great amount of anxiety and depressive symptoms that can be classified into three divisions: prenatal anxiety, fear of childbirth, and postpartum depression. Often these symptoms are overlooked and unresolved due to their short time span and being specifically linked to childbirth. However, these symptoms cause a lesser quality of life for the mother that can highly impact the mother and her newborn short-term and long-term. Art therapy techniques, explained by the Expressive Therapy’s Continuum, have proved beneficial in the aid of alleviating depression and anxiety symptoms in new and expecting mothers.

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Recommended Citation

Jeffs, Dailie, "Art Therapy Provides Relief to New and Expecting Mothers" (2021). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 470.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/470