Notes from the Field: Expanded Laboratory Testing for Varicella - Minnesota, 2016-2023

I was recently working with a young mother who struggled with depression and anxiety in the difficult year following the birth of her child. In addition to managing the herculean task of adjusting to motherhood, she had trouble coping with her baby’s complex medical needs. While I explained to her the importance of tending to her mental health and the connection between parental well-being and hea