Perinatal grief and breastfeeding. Preserving life. (English & Espanol)
Perinatal grief and breastfeeding. Preserving life.
Perinatal death is a topic that has been shrouded in a cloak of silence, a taboo that has been pushed into the shadows of society. A painful reality that is often minimized and removed from…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance August Provider Spotlights
Provider Spotlight“Some of the most important ways I nourish and take care of myself include spending time with my children, family, and Métis community. This also includes spending time on the land and engaging in cultural activities an…
Perinatal Mental Health June Spotlight
Provider Spotlight"After giving birth, I fell into a deep depression due to a lack of information from my medical providers and family environment. It took me a long time to get the right treatment. I stopped taking medication when my…
First PMD training for BIPOC providers
Over 55% of birthing people in Arizona identify as a person of color (Lewandowski et al., 2020); however, the amount of BIPOC birth workers trained in perinatal mental health does not reflect these numbers.Together Lakisa Muhammad, CPM,…
Perinatal Mental Health May Provider Spotlight
Provider SpotlightIn response to the lack of comprehensive reproductive resources available in the Las Vegas Valley for BIPOC communities, birth workers, and perinatal professionals Heart & Sol Collective was formed by Kaleigh Mancha…
National Infertility Week April 23rd-29th
After experiencing miscarriages and infertility challenges, Olymphia O’neale-White underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). She was shocked and disheartened her medical providers did not offer her emotional support or referrals to a mental h…
Perinatal Mental Health April Provider Spotlight
Provider Spotlight“I am a mother who has been in the dark depths of postpartum depression and I understood the importance of finding help that culturally resonated with me as a black woman. I am grateful I had the knowledge and access t…
World Doula Week :March 22nd-28th
“I began my journey of becoming a postpartum Doulo(a) in 2020 when I was having my second child. This passion was ignited because of the many questions I had as a father and someone supporting a birthing person going th…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider March Blog
Provider Spotlight“I’ve always believed everyone deserves to have a beautiful and carefree childhood. Many do not and I cannot change that; however, what I can do is try to guide and support new parents to be the best version of themselves for…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider January Blog
Provider Spotlight“Oftentimes, women and couples are overloaded with information when trying to conceive, experience an emotional crisis, are expecting, or postpartum. We understand the fear and emotional toll Black women and couples e…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider February Blog
Provider Spotlight
“As a child, I always said I wanted to deliver babies, and was told that this meant I wanted to be an OB/GYN” shares Ariana Stokes, BS, BSN, RN. Ariana is a Florida native who spent two years studying Women and Gend…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider December Blog
Provider Spotlight“I like to provide resources to families for minimal or no cost. I also host a yearly baby shower for families in my community. My community baby shower is an ‘actual’ baby shower for families that celebrates and p…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider November Blog
Divya KumarMeet Divya Kumar a South Asian-American perinatal psychotherapist with a publichealth background who lives in Jamaica Plain, MA with her husband and two teenage children. She received a Master of Social Work and certificate…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider October Blog
Karla Cardoza, LMFTMeet Karla Cardoza, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a small private practice who lives outside of Sherman Oaks, California with her husband and furry pet Onyx. Karla specializes in perinatal mental health…
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider Blog – September
Reginald DayMeet Reginald Day, a man who wears many hats. He’s a Certified Lactation Consultant, creator of the Get At Me Dad podcast, Fatherhood Expert, Southeast Michigan IBCLCs of Color, Nature's Playhouse Fatherhood support group c…