maternal depression

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Free Perinatal Mental Health 101 Training: Learn How to Support the Pregnant People in Your Workplace and Personal Life

Mental health challenges are not uncommon during pregnancy and right after giving birth. Learn to better support your pregnant and postpartum patients, clients, and friends.

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Webinar: Maternal and Neonatal Health Assessments During RN Visits

The Welcome Baby program’s Registered Nurses provide breastfeeding support and conduct important screenings of parents and newborns shortly after they get home from the hospital. This webinar looks at how and why this is done.

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Webinar: The Impact of Prenatal Stress and Traumatic Childbirth on Maternal and Child Wellbeing

Almost half of birthing people perceive childbirth as traumatic. Learn ways home visiting staff can support families who have experienced prenatal stress and childbirth trauma.

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Dr. Margaret Lynn Yonekura, MD: Maternal Health Champion

Dr. Yonekura’s contributions in the fields of maternal health were recognized and honored at Maternal Mental Health NOW’s Speak Up When You’re Down Gala where she was awarded with the 2019 Maternal Health Champion Award.

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Video: Dr. Sean Kossari Highlights the Benefits of ‘Welcome Baby’

San Fernando Valley OB/GYN Dr. Sean Kossari tells Welcome Baby outreach specialist Mardee Jessop why he encourages all his patients to enroll in the Welcome Baby program. Specific topics include: parent education, breastfeeding, parent-child bonding, maternal depression, and helping parents understand healthy infant development.

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