MEYER, Birdie Gunyun (b. 1952) | Oral History

MEYER, Birdie Gunyun (b. 1952)

Oral Histories

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Birdie Gunyon Meyer discusses her background as a nurse, health educator, support group leader, and lactation consultant. Meyer is a past-President of Postpartum Support International (PSI) and serves on the PSI advisory council. She discusses developments between the 1980s-2020s. She was central to the growth of PSI’s training programs and to the creation of a certification in perinatal mental health (PMH-C). She discusses Jane Honikman, Depression After Delivery, Shoshana Bennett, Pec Indman, Wade Bowen, and Wendy N. Davis.
Date of Interview: January 17, 2023

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