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RSVP now for 2020 MOM Annual Forum!
Clinical Keynote: Pilyoung Kim, Ph.D. Motherhood and the Brain Pilyoung Kim, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the department of psychology and the Director of Family and Child Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Denver . She and her team investigate the roles of prenatal and postnatal exposure to poverty and stress in (1) neural adaptation to parenthood in new mothers and (2) brain development in infants and young children. Her primary research method is pediatric neuroimaging...
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She Strived to Be the Perfect Mom and Landed in the Psych Ward [KQED]
Lisa Abramson says that even after all she’s been through – the helicopters circling her house, the snipers on the roof, and the car ride to jail – she still wants to have a second child. Because, in the beginning, when her daughter was born, Lisa was smitten, just like the mom she’d imagined she would be. She’d look into her baby’s round, alert eyes and feel the adrenaline rush through her. She had so much energy. She was so excited. “I actually was thinking like, ‘I don’t get why other...
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So how do you start to think and talk about ACEs and Maternal Mental Health?
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? ...
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Some 350 Florida Leaders Expected to Attend Think Tank with Dr. Vincent Felitti, Co-Principal Investigator of the ACE Study; Expert on ACEs Science
Leaders from across the Sunshine State will take part in a “Think Tank” in Naples, FL, on Monday, August 6, to help create a more trauma-informed Florida. The estimated 350 attendees will include policy makers and community teams made up of school superintendents, law enforcement officers, judges, hospital administrators, mayors, PTA presidents, child welfare experts, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, philanthropists, university researchers, state agency heads, and...
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The Relentless School Nurse: The Text Message No Parent Wants to Get - An Active Shooter is at School
Many blog readers know that my niece Carly is a survivor of the Parkland shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. You may know that my father also survived a mass murder, and like Carly, hid in a closet until the police arrived. Almost 70 years separated the two tragedies. Our guest blogger this week is my sister Merri, Carly's mom. Merri shares her first-hand account of what happened the afternoon of February 14, 2018, when Carly sent this text, “Mom don’t freak out but we are on...
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The Rise of the Trauma-Informed Mothers
The next generation is less likely to wear predisposed shackles of trauma because as trauma-informed parents we are re-wiring the traumatically stressed DNA that was passed down to us.
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Tia Mowry-Hardrict Recalls 'Shame' Over Postpartum Depression: 'I Didn't Want to Admit It' (People Magazine)
By Jen Juneau, November 5, 2019, for People Magazine. In a candid interview with Romper , mother of two Tia Mowry-Hardrict talks the harsh realities of mom guilt, postpartum depression, breastfeeding and more. Tia Mowry-Hardrict is an accomplished actress, food vlogger and much more, but her most important role is Mom. The former Sister, Sister actress, 41, posed alongside her daughter Cairo Tiahna , 18 months, and son Cree Taylor , 8, in a recent photo spread for Romper , in which she...
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Trauma Mama: Little Girl Riding Shotgun in My Psyche
“I love you,” I say to my daughter. “Of course you do,” she says, I’m awesome.” She was twelve. The mother in me smiled. The girl I was shook her head inside and wondered h ow would it have been to feel both loved and lovable while a child? I do not know. I will never know. It does not matter how wonderful my present. It does not matter who I will become. I can’t change the past. The past is a country I never want my daughter to travel near or in. I am an exile, from my past, my child self.
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How It Feels & How We Heal: Parenting with ACEs Chat Quotes (You Tube, Database, PDFs, Links)
Parenting with ACEs is sharing inspiration, information, and expertise from our chat series in 3 formats. Parenting with ACEs: How It Feels & How We Heal Quote Collection (pdf version below as well) Quotes Database (pdf version below as well) Links to Chat Transcripts and before and after-the-chat blog posts. Thanks to everyone who showed up, who shared, and who is doing the important work that is our mission (prevent ACEs, heal trauma, build resilience). We know that work happens...
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Maternal Mental Health (CA) 2019 Legislation [2020mom.org]
2020 Mom Sponsors .... We are a sponsor of the following MMH bills: AB 845: CA Medical Board: Optional Obstetric Provider Mental Health Training – View fact sheet AB 1676: Telepsychiatry Consultation for Obstetricians, PCPs and Pediatricians – View fact sheet We support the following MMH bill: AB 577: Extends MediCal coverage to 12 Months for Moms Diagnosed with an MMH Disorder We support the following Mental Health bills: SB 66: FQHCs- Payment for Mental Health Services when Medical...
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Mental Health Care Could Get Easier for New Moms Under New California Rules (Capital Public Radio)
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Mom's Behavior Affects Bonding Hormone Oxytocin in Babies [psychcentral.com]
By Traci Pederson, PsychCentral, November 1, 2019 Research has shown that a new mom’s oxytocin levels can influence her behavior, and as a result, the bond she makes with her baby. Now a new epigenetic study suggests that a mom’s behavior can also have a substantial impact on her child’s developing oxytocin system. Oxytocin is a vital hormone involved in social interaction and bonding in humans. It strengthens trust and closeness in relationships and can be triggered by eye contact, empathy...
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Mom's Candid Post About Returning to Work from Maternity Leave Will Crush All Your Doubts [Working Mother]
Lindsay Mitchell at home with her daughter Sloan during her maternity leave.
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Mom's Mental Health and the ACEs she brings...the past matters.
May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month and this Sunday is Mother's Day. The day is somewhat bittersweet when I think about it...shouldn't every day be Mothers' Day, just minus the fanfare? How can we promote better mental health for moms during...
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My son was hospitalized and now he has PTSD
“Grant, do you remember when you were in the hospital?” “Yes… they came to take the blood and I turned into a werewolf.” Original Post It happened quickly. A year ago my three year old had a collarbone fracture, it became infected and within 24 hours the situation was emergent. A week long hospital stay, one month with a PICC line and two months on oral antibiotics. Finally, the labs finally came back normal. The X-Ray was clean. Gillette Children’s Hospital closed our case. But the healing...
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No ACEs, low resilience worse than high ACE and resilience scores, study finds
What does measuring resilience tell us about pregnant women who have experienced ACEs? For one thing, it affirms that understanding how a mom-to-be weathers difficult experiences gives greater meaning to her ACE score and what it might mean for her children. That was one of the takeaways from a recent study in the Journal of Women’s Health entitled “ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions During Pregnancy: The Role of Resilience ,” says Dr. Carey Watson,...
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Opioid exposed Newborns - are we missing the mark and forgetting about MOM?
A recent NPR interview (All Things Considered) with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein , a pediatrician and professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds some light on the impacts of the perinatal opioid epidemic. Yes, babies are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and these newborns are struggling, but one must wonder if we have missed the mark on where else to focus efforts? Did we forget about the mother/infant dyad and that prevention and early intervention efforts might...
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Opioid-Dependent Newborns Get New Treatment: Mom Instead of Morphine [CHCF]
Aug 1, 2019, Dana G. Smith, for CHCF When babies are born dependent on opioids, typically they are whisked away from their mothers, put into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), dosed with morphine to get them through withdrawal, and gradually weaned off the drug—a process that can take weeks. Research now suggests that this long-established standard of care may be the worst way to care for a newborn with opioid dependency, or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The NICU is busy, noisy,...
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Our future mothers...
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,...
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Parenting, Menopause & ACEs After-the-Chat Summary: Carey Sipp
Have you talked with friends, siblings or co-workers about Parenting with ACEs while going through the change? Do you have any fascinating facts to share about how your OBGYN prepared or supported you when thrown by midlife, hormonal shifts and emotional residue from traumatic stress? Me either. And it's a shame. A lot of people parent, go through menopause, and have survived a bunch of ACEs. Conversations and information shouldn't be so hard to find. But they are. T hat's the reason we...
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Harvard study - Postpartum Depression symptoms - not a secret to keep to yourself
Importance of universal screening! The worst kept secret for some women because they are filled with shame or simply don't know things can and will be better! For some it's the shame they're afraid of.....this Harvard study explains why it should not be a secret. Time to get it out in the open. Sometimes just asking a mom gives permission to talk! http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/postpartum-depression-worst-kept-secret-2017020811008
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Postpartum Rage Is The Brutal Symptom Of Depression And Anxiety No One Talks About [HUFFPOST]
By Natalie Stechyson, July 5, 2019 HUFFPOST Many moms are suffering alone. I’ll always remember the terrified looks on the faces of my colleagues as I screamed full-force at an empty bottle and writhed around in a puddle of spilled milk while sobbing. “Trust me,” I said while catching my breath after we finished filming the scene for “ Life After Birth ,” our video series on the brutal realities of new-mom life. “Moms will get it.” [ Please click here to read the full article. ]
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What We Can Learn From Postpartum Confinement Traditions (Romper)
By Jamie Kenney, March 31, 2020, Romper The idea of staying home after birth, doing little but caring for your baby and healing while others tend to your wellbeing may sound like an unimaginable dream. But postpartum confinement traditions can be found around the world. While the specific rules about confinement vary from culture to culture, the fundamental premise is largely the same: female family members swoop in to care for a new mother, her home, and, when necessary, her baby. Mom is...
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When getting mom and baby to the right hospital is a matter of life or death [centerforhealthjournalism.org]
The U.S. has some of the best perinatal care on earth, but kids die before the age of 1 here at a higher rate than the most of the developed world. A big part of the problem is that high-risk pregnant women and newborns aren't getting the right care during their time of need. That's a problem lawmakers across the country are increasingly trying to address. Indiana, for instance, recently passed a law establishing a system that rates hospitals on the complexity of neonatal and maternal care...
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When Your Kid is Too Good for Brené Brown
Childhood, like literature, lasts." Lance Woolaver, paraphrased from his book, Maud Lewis: The Heart at the Door. Even in the midst of conflict, I have known moments of maternal bliss. I had one just recently when my daughter and I hit a snag. It wasn't one of the ugly, awful or prolonged kinds. That's not due to me though. That's mostly because my kid has a practical, logical and rational nature which does not clash with my more emotional, reactive and fearful one. We are alike enough to...
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Why Treating Postpartum Depression As Trauma is Key to Good Care
Most health professionals understand postpartum depression (PPD) and other mood disorders are a serious mental health concern. Raising awareness of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) is so important for two reasons. First, professionals need to be more proactive with evaluation and diagnosis. Women very often hide their struggle with overwhelming anxiety, worry and depression. Just because a new mom arrives for a checkup, nicely dressed and with her makeup on, it’s not safe to...
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Yolo Crisis Nursery: The power of partnership [davisenterprise.com]
Sara is a young, pregnant, single mom who didn’t know where to start. There were so many wolves at the door and she had no clue as to which one to take on first, or even if any of them could be driven away. Her toddler son had just been removed from another child-care center due to behavioral challenges. Without child care, Sara was on the brink of losing her job, which meant the family would be evicted from their apartment and forced to live on the streets. It seemed she had nowhere to...
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Beyond Mom: Postpartum depression can impact a partner’s well-being, too [WashingtonPost.com]
Like any expecting couple, Brett Pipitone and his wife, Laura, knew that having a child would upend their daily routine. But no research or planning prepared them for their biggest challenge: postpartum depression. “It was an incredibly stressful situation,” Brett said. After giving birth to their daughter in 2014, Laura found herself “wanting to disappear” and completely disengaged from her surroundings. She’d call Brett at work in tears, and he’d rush home to help. He wound up taking much...
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Busy moms, Busy parents - engage your senses - a meditation aid?
Many of us forget that emotions are one of our sensory systems. Like smell, pressure, sight and hearing, it can go offline and need help to reset. When you are tired, hurting, thirsty, hot, your emotions get disregulated too. A reset (or regulating your senses) can help throughout the day. I just stumbled on the concept of meditation aids. If you're a busy mom or dad, consider an app that prompts you to stop and check in. Close your eyes and listen to a bell ring until it disappears. Those...
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Chat Event TODAY! Menopause, Parenting & ACEs with Carey Sipp
How to Attend Chat Event on August 8th @ 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST : If You are a Member of the Parenting with ACEs Group Go to Parenting with ACEs Group on August 8th. Find Featured Chat at top. If You're Not a Member of the Parenting with ACEs Group Go to Groups, All Groups, find Parenting with ACEs Group , Join This Group. Find Featured Chat at top of page. More about the Chat: Carey Sipp is a health writer, parenting educator and trauma-informed communities advocate. She is the author of The...
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Childbirth Injury Led A New Mom To Start A Parenting Podcast 'To Feel Less Alone'
Almost 10 years ago, journalist Hillary Frank was pregnant and planning to give birth without medication or surgery — but things didn't go according to her plan. Instead, Frank experienced a prolonged and difficult labor that left her with a traumatic injury — chronic pain from an episiotomy that didn't heal as expected, and had to be redone. For months she was unable to walk, sit or easily hold or nurse her newborn daughter, and didn't fully recover for three years. To make matters worse,...
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CMS Issue Brief: Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities
In an ideal maternal health system, all women would have access to comprehensive, seamless medical care with links to behavioral, economic, and social supports. Additionally, they would be engaged with this system before, during, and after pregnancy. Across the United States, many women are not receiving care in this ideal system, and women in rural communities face unique challenges that make it harder for them to reach this ideal or any care at all in some cases. Because maternal health...
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Facing Postpartum Depression: The Honesty, Courage and Support It Takes to Seek Help for PPD
“Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the Yellow Wallpaper, 1892 It is wonderful to see the birth of a child greeted with warm enthusiasm and support. We celebrate the joy of a growing family, and the excitement of a new life. Relatives and friends often provide gifts and extra help. But for some new moms, motherhood brings on many complex emotions besides the happy ones. While we may greet a new baby with happiness and delight –...
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From the CDC: National Black Maternal Health Week
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate has more than doubled in the United States since 1987 , and approximately 700 women in the U.S. die each year of complications related to pregnancy. In addition, data shows that considerable racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related mortality exist in the U.S. which disproportionately impact black women . We know that about 60% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable , and...
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Re: Beyond Mom: Postpartum depression can impact a partner’s well-being, too [WashingtonPost.com]
What a fantastic article....and absolutely. Partners and other caregivers helping mom...both affected populations and also can be a great resource! Thank you!
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Re: How a famous hospital turned around its low rate of screening moms for depression [CenterForHealthJournalism.org]
I commend Cedars Sinai for the incredible work they are doing and we can all learn from successful models that screen, refer, diagnose and link to services. We need to learn from them and look closely at all the pieces they put in place to make it work because it can work! BUT.... One of my biggest concerns about proposed legislation which requires an unfunded mandate for screening is this...There has been and continues to be a HUGE shortage in system capacity to refer, diagnosis, treat and...
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Re: A good New Year's Resolution: Moms need to remember themselves.
So beautiful. Thanks Anna. This is real. Incredible intergenerational relationship role modeling here. I think about these issues all the time as me, my parents, and my husband "pass the baby." It's definitely worth the effort to create special time together. I feel like Willow just verbalized what my daughter (almost 3) would if she could. I only hope me and my mom will be able to create these types of spaces for her to communicate and build with us!
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Re: So how do you start to think and talk about ACEs and Maternal Mental Health?
I like demonstrating serve and return interaction. If the mom can get a sense of the joys of attaching with the baby that can be very useful. This is a reason I was against some of our policies like checking glucose in an asymptomatic baby LGA (you'd need to remove the baby from the mother- if I decide to cover our hospitals call esp OB, I've already started to put thogether a plan for ACEs screening and aces 101 edu. I did this before on my own in the pts I saw that were at risk and that...
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2020 Is the Year of The Mother
Mom Congress and Motherly Declare 2020 the Year of the Mother Have you heard, the year 2020 has been declared the Year of the Mother. Organizations and individuals from around the U.S. are invited to join the Year of the Mother movement. The Today Show, Kelly Rippa and others are already starting to talk about 2020 as the #yearofthemother. The official launch is 1/20/2020. Because we know that that a stable and supported mother can change everything... Learn more and get involved here: ...
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2020 Mom (California) survey: Supported Birth during COVID-19
Supported Birth during COVID-19 Are you pregnant/planning to deliver a baby in California in the coming weeks? Have you recently given birth in California? If you originally planned to deliver in a hospital, we would like to know if you have questioned that decision due to COVID-19? If so, have you tried to change your plan to deliver at home or at a birthing center? Have you subsequently experienced any challenges getting your insurance company to verify if your new/alternate birth plan is...
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“2020 Mom Project” promotes awareness of perinatal mood disorders [Scopeblog.com]
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...
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A good New Year's Resolution: Moms need to remember themselves.
Love this table top conversation between Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter and mother. Take home message... If you're a mom, don't forget who YOU are to yourself. You weren't always a mom. Your kids need to see this part of you so that they will remember to value themselves when they become parents. If you have a mom, remind her she's also a beautiful woman. If you're a partner, help her to find a safe, stress free opportunity to reinvest and rediscover herself. Moms have a...
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A mother seeking help for her mental health loses custody of her children, instead—and it’s so wrong (Motherly)
By Heather Marcoux, Oct 15, 2019, for Motherly We've come a long way when it comes to talking about maternal mental health. These days celebrities speak openly about their experiences with perinatal mood disorders and many regular mothers share their experiences on social media. In 2019 it's okay to say "this is hard and I need help," but what actually happens when we ask for help varies and, in some instances, is downright unacceptable. Recently an Alabama mom to a 2-year-old and a...
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AAP reports: Perinatal depression screening, referral needed [aappublications.org]
“I thought the blues were all part of being a new mom,” said the woman who was screened and referred for treatment at her pediatrician’s office after the birth of her second child. She told a news outlet in Raleigh, N.C., that she was grateful for the screening. “I’m able to be the mother that both my kids deserve,” she said. The story spotlighting postpartum depression (PPD) aired in February 2017, just after North Carolina Medicaid established payment for the new maternal depression...
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ACE-Aha Moments & Parenting: Meet Aprel Phelps Downey
Aprel Phelps Downey What was your ACEs Aha moment? When did you first hear about ACEs and what impact did/does it have on you? How do ACEs impact you as a parent? How is your parenting impacted by past trauma? What’s been most helpful to you as a parent parenting with ACEs? What’s been most challenging for you as a parent parenting with ACEs? What has parenting taught you? What have you learned? How do you manage complex family relationships? What inspires/encourages and helps you? I know...
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Re: RSVP now for 2020 MOM Annual Forum!
Tickets for 2020 Mom Forum available: https://attendify.co/webcast-2...health-forum-bBqdKVf
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Re: Opioid exposed Newborns - are we missing the mark and forgetting about MOM?
Hi Rick - Thanks so much for reading and commenting! I am in awe of your resilience. You have survived a lot. The maternal infant dyad as a concept is very common in public health and those of us who specialize in Maternal Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH). There are organizations at the federal level who focus on this population as an opportunity for prevention and early intervention! Check out ACMHP and Maternal Child Health Bureau. Science, particularly research in epigenetics is...
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Re: When you don't fall in love with your newborn [ABC Life]
Thanks for sharing this heart wrenching story and how common this is so that mothers can find some sense of hope, know how often it happens, and know it's not their fault. I would add a more specific view, however, which is that this mom is expressing what some refer to as a bonding disruption - a disconnection that happens in part because of one or more difficult, adverse events that happened during labor (all the medications, the brutal forceps, long labor, worry about his fetal distress...
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Re: A community-based approach to supporting substance exposed newborns and their families
Moms are in charge of their experience and the circle of support that surrounds them. Programs/agencies add in as moms direct and request. What other examples of this kind of mom (family) centering are out there? I'd love to know more about them. Alex Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood
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Re: A community-based approach to supporting substance exposed newborns and their families
Hi Alex, Centering Pregnancy is the model you are referencing, and there is tremendous evidence of the benefits for families, and fiscally for healthcare organizations. HERE is an example. Centering empowers patients, strengthens patient-provider relationships, and builds communities through these three main components: health assessment, and interactive learning community building. Additionally, there is a Centering Pediatrics model that is similar. HERE is more information. This LINK...