Dr. Diane Arnaout joins host Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez to talk about the most common challenges of the postpartum period. They explore postpartum anxiety and depression, the isolation of early parenthood and the pressures of breastfeeding and bonding with a baby. Learn when to seek professional help, how partners and family members can provide support and what the path to recovery looks like.
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Diane Arnaout, MD, FAAP
 Dr. Diane Arnaout is a board-certified pediatrician, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a mother of two. She practices in Fort Worth, Texas, where she works in a group practice providing general care for children from birth to age eighteen. Dr. Arnaout has been voted a yearly "Fort Worth Top Doctor" in Fort Worth Magazine for over a decade and is a Texas Monthly "Super Doctor." Business Insider named her one of their "14 Pediatricians to Follow on Instagram." Her love for educating parents has grown via social media over the years, and you can find her humorous and down-to-earth writings across several platforms online. In 2026, her first book Hiccups was published as a pediatrician's guide for parenting babies in the first year of life.
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Music credits: Theme music composed by Doug Nagel.
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