Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health is a national think tank, nonprofit organization advancing policies that support a health care system that routinely detects and treats maternal mental health disorders for every mother, every time.
Introduction
Adverse babyhood experiences (ABEs) are a new construct derived from large bodies of research that identify a different group of risk factors from adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). ABEs influence infant and maternal morbidity and mortality as well as risk for chronic illnesses and other chronic conditions in the child as well as symptoms in fathers and other partners.
Read MoreThis month the articles that caught my eye include:
Articles documenting research which confirms what we expected, increased risk of anxiety and depression due to COVID,
A new recommendation for screening for anxiety in teens and perinatal women and,
Announcement of a new NIH tool to identify which hospitals have the highest rates of preventable maternal complications, and more.