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Mind the Gap Collective Impact Initiative Aims to Make Mental Health Disorders During Pregnancy a National Priority

It’s hard being pregnant. Your body is changing, your hormones are shifting, and you’re preparing to bring a new life into the world. Pregnancy can also cause perinatal mental health disorders, which occur during pregnancy, like postpartum.

Postpartum depression affects 1 in 8 new mothers in the United States

Admitting that everything wasn't perfect helped me get the support I needed

By giving my child the tools she needs to thrive, the hurt child in me is finally healing

Just feeling that there's someone out there she can count on can help a mom-to-be

I love creating a safe space in the birthing room, empowering my LGBTQ+ clients and advocating for them during the birth process.

A pregnant woman should get vaccinated against whooping cough and flu during each pregnancy to protect herself and her baby, with immunity for the first few months of life.

More Black mothers are choosing to breastfeed and changing the narrative around breastfeeding in the Black community.

I was grieving a birth experience and suffering PTSD, but I believed I needed to do it all on my own.

My thoughts started spiraling out of control, and I wondered if I was like one of the women who could hurt their babies.

The pain was unbearable. Was this how every woman felt after giving birth?

Here's what you need to know about the COVID-19 pandemic causing moms and newborns to leave the maternity ward earlier than usual.

To provide better postpartum care for Black women, we must look at the unique ways life impacts them.

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