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.
This month, what crossed our Executive Director, Joy’s desk was primarily research -including a staggering look at how COVID during pregnancy impacts mothers and their unborn children and a new report from the Partnership for Women and Families.
Read MoreIn the last 30+ days, these are the articles and issues that caught my eye. I noticed a good dose of the hard to hear facts about mental health, and also articles about hope - how to solve for racism in health care, how telemedicine is finally getting its day (from payors, where the rubber meets the road), and hope for the Affordable Care Act. There is also an interesting new piece of research about circadian “misalignment” in shift workers, which could have interesting implications for mothers who may also be “misaligned” with circadian rhythms/sleep.
Read More#NoJusticeNoPeace. Recent events of police brutality and killing of African-American men are a part of a long, horrific history of injustices that aim to dismantle families and create mental, physical, and economic anguish. African-American mothers face even greater stress compounded by the plague of racism. She prays daily that her husband, son, and daughter are protected & come home safely without incidents due to the color of their beautiful skin.
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