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Mental Health Matters

September 14, 2026

September is Suicide Prevention awareness month. Many changes occur during and after pregnancy to women’s bodies, minds, and lifestyles. Some changes are normal and expected as your body changes and you adjust to life with a new baby.

Perinatal depression/anxiety affects approximately 1 in 5 pregnant women and partners. It is important to know what to expect and when to reach out for mental and emotional help during these times. Symptoms can start anytime during the perinatal period and they may differ for each person and potentially worsen in the postpartum period. They might include the following:

• Feelings of anger, irritability and/or rage

• Lack of interest in the baby

• Disturbances of sleep and appetite

• Crying and sadness

• Feelings of guilt, shame or hopelessness

• Loss of interest, joy or pleasure in things you used to enjoy

• Possible thoughts of harming the baby or yourself

Iberia Medical Center’s Obstetrics and Behavioral Health Services teams work together to maintain the mental health of moms during such a vulnerable time.

Please reach out to the National Maternal Health Hotline (For emotional support and resources, call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) 24/7), your provider, or our Behavioral Health Services team if you ever have any of these signs and symptoms. You are not alone. We are here to help.

Behavioral Health Services at Iberia Medical Center – 337-376-5713

Obstetrics Clinic at Iberia Medical Center – 337-256-8779

Need a provider? https://www.iberiamedicalcenter.com/find-a-provider

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Iberia Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Matt Dauterive

Aug 22, 2023

1 min read

Updated: May 1, 2024

Dr. Matt Dauterive, a board-certified Pulmonologist and Critical Care physician has been practicing at Iberia Medical Center over the past few months, but has now moved his practice full-time to IMC. Dr. Dauterive will be instrumental in providing care to pulmonology and critical care patients at Iberia Medical Center.

In addition to ICU and inpatient hospital care, his areas of specialization include:

Lung Mass Diagnostics

Lung Cancer Surveillance

Consultations: Potential Lung Masses/Nodules

Navigational Bronchoscopy

Biopsy Evaluation

Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation

"Dr. Dauterive joining our medical staff will allow us to improve and expand our pulmonology services. The joint leadership of Dr. Moses Kitakule and Dr. Matt Dauterive will be the foundation for critical care excellence, pulmonology treatment and state-of-the-art lung mass biopsy services. Dr. Kitakule will continue his office practice and performing lung biopsies, as well as providing care in our ICU and throughout the hospital. Additionally, he will help us focus on our clinical quality metrics and efficiencies moving forward," states Dionne Viator, IMC CEO.

Dr. Dauterive’s outpatient practice, the Pulmonary Medicine Clinic, is located in the Medical Office Building, Suite 500, on the Iberia Medical Center Main Campus.

Appointments or more information: 337-374-7315