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Moms are maxed out. Pregnant moms are maxed out, especially for many families who survived the economic recession because many women hold more recession proof jobs. But stress, especially for the pregnant woman isn't such a great thing for the unborn,...

Abstract Research efforts during the past decades have provided intriguing evidence suggesting that stressful experiences during pregnancy exert long-term consequences on the future mental wellbeing of both the mother and her baby. Recent human...

  Having a baby is a huge life alteration – who wouldn’t be at least a bit anxious? The vast majority of women experience mood shifts surrounding pregnancy: Around  80 percent  experience “baby blues,” and in up...

Give them an info graphic to show the connection between toxic stress and health outcomes for moms and babies? Check out the attached 3 handouts!   Have some talking points ready to get the conversation started with prenatal care staff?  ...

In keeping with the spirit of what 2020MOM launched last week at their Spring Forum in LA...let's begin to make the connection between how Adverse Childhood Events impact our future mothers in terms of mental health. If we want our kids to be okay,...

How about incorporating the  10 item Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACE) form into a prenatal visit . A mother's ACE score may help guide providers in determining if a woman's pregnancy is at higher or lower risk for complications. And...