Health committee  Yes, I'm familiar with Dr. Google and his credentials. I think the first thing is that, when we put together these practice guidelines and we get the state-of-the-art and Canada together, and then we get that information out to the frontline practitioners so that they know this, when people seek a second opinion on Dr.

Health committee  They ranged very widely in age. Some had just recovered. Some were in their early twenties, and some were in their fifties, having had their reproductive journeys 30 years ago. We weren't very particular when we were selecting. We were interested in people from all walks of life and all experiences, so we were really inclusive when we selected them.

Health committee  Thank you. All we required was that they had recovered and had been recovered for more than a year. Then we asked them a few questions just about their openness to different treatment approaches. What we wanted, when we were selecting people who were going to work with mothers who were struggling, was openness to everyone's experiences and different treatment choices, so that those participants could feel good about that.

Health committee  That's a great question. Thank you for asking. As I mentioned, under Dr. Vigod's leadership, we're currently preparing the latest version of the clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of a range of mental health problems during pregnancy and the postpartum period. When we reviewed the literature carefully again, it appears that there's a relative lack of knowledge among a lot of professionals about the relative risks and benefits.

Health committee  Thank you again. Good afternoon. I'm Dr. Ryan Van Lieshout, Canada research chair in perinatal mental health and the Albert Einstein/Irving Zucker chair in neuroscience at McMaster University. I'm a psychiatrist and a clinician scientist who works with individuals struggling with their mental health during pregnancy and the first postpartum year, and whose research focuses on developing scalable psychotherapies for those with perinatal mental health problems.

Health committee  Is this better? Can you hear me now?