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COVID-19
In late June, 2021, the National Institute of Health (NIH) began a study of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and postpartum. Researchers will evaluate antibody responses in vaccinated participants and their infants.
In late July, 2021, both The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommended that pregnant women, women who wish to become pregnant, and lactating women receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Information from the research on COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy and lactating women.
If you are pregnant, wish to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding and have questions or concerns about the COVID-19 vaccination, please consult with your healthcare provider.
Birth Recovery & Postpartum Care
Dona International; birth and postpartum doula information
VAGINAL Delivery After Care
Episiotomy Care: http://uclh.nhs.uk
Healing Your Body After Delivery/Sitz Baths: http://midwiferygroup.ca
Pelvic Pain and Rehab: http://pelvicpainrehab.com
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: https://www.womenshealth.gov/
Office of Women’s Health/US Dept of Health and Human Service: https://www.womenshealth.gov/
CESAREAN SECTION Healing
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Medication in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
MCPAP for Moms (Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project); promoting maternal mental health during and after pregnancy. MCPAP is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health; 855-666-6272
National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medication; Massachusetts General Hospital for Women's Mental Health
Antidepressant Medication Use During Breastfeeding
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Are Antidepressants Safe for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women?
Antidepressants: Safe During Pregnancy?
Breastfeeding and Antidepressants
E-Lactania: Breastfeeding
InfantRisk: 806.352.2519
LactMed: Drugs and Lactation Database
Massachusett's General Women's Health
MCPAP for Moms (Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project); promoting maternal mental health during and after pregnancy. MCPAP is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health; 855-666-6272
MothertoBaby.org: 866.626.6847
Postpartum Support International
New Mom, Working Mothers & Family Support
Boston Mamas; resource for support groups for new moms
Boston Moms; "Our content is meant to support, empower, and provide moms with perspectives unique to their stage in motherhood or to their lives as moms in the great city of Boston, MA or it’s surrounding towns: MetroWest, South Shore, North Shore & beyond!"
Boston Naps; run by registered nurses offering in-home support, virtual services, and video classes
Jewish Family & Children's Services (JF&CS) Center for Early Relationship Support; Visiting Moms program
Milk Stork; Milk Stork solves breast milk transportation for career-minded mothers. Ship or Tote your milk from your hotel back home to your baby.
MochaMoms; support groups for mothers of color
MommyPoppins; new moms' groups; resource for families
NAMI Massachusetts; support for new moms and families who are experiencing postpartum anxiety/depression
Over the Moon Parenting; virtual and in- person classes, workshops, and groups
Postpartum Support International
Mother and Infant Support Groups; William James College INTERFACE Referral Service; information and support groups for pregnant and new moms
Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This Sh!t Before? Wit and Wisdom from Women in Business; Marcella Allison
Stretched Too Thin; How Working Moms can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive; Jessica N. Turner
Postpartum | Motherhood | Parenting
5 Ways to Support a Loved One with Anxiety or Depression
A New Beginning; Your Personal Guide to Postpartum Care; Dianne Moran
Baby 411 - Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Baby's First Year; Ari Brown & Denise Fields
Baby and Me; the Essential Guide to Pregnancy and Newborn Care; Deborah Stewart
Becoming Attached; Robert Karen, PhD.
The Birth of a Mother; Daniel Stern
Crib Sheet; Emily Oster
Discovering the Inner Mother; Bethany Webster
DONA, International; birth and postpartum doula information
Down Came the Rain; Brooke Shields
The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Want; Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC
The First 40 Days:The Essential Art of Nourishing The New Mother; Heng Ou & Amely Greeven
The First Relationship; Daniel Stern
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts; Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW
His Needs, Her Needs for Parents; Willard Harley
How Not To Hate Your Husband After Having Kids; Jancee Dunn
Hunt, Gather, Parent; What ancient cultures can teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful little humans; Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD
Impossible Parenting; Creating a new culture of mental health for parents; Olivia Scobie, LICSW
Learning to Listen; T Berry Brazelton
Love Me This Way: A Guide for Nurturing Self-Confidence and Joy; children's book written by Lee Ellen Aven
The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds; John Bowlby
Maternal and Child Health; Health and Human Services Administration
MochaMoms; support groups for mothers of color
Mom Genes; Abigail Tucker
MotherBrain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood; Chelsea Conaboy
The Mother Dance; Harriet Lerner
Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself; Lisa Marchiano
Mothering Without a Map; Kathryn Black
New Basics: A to Z Baby & Child Care for the Modern Parent; Dr. Michel Cohen
The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night; Elizabeth Pantley
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children; Po Bronson, Ashley Merriman
The Parent Reset Program; helping parents bring calm, fewer tantrums and less anxiety to relationships with children and partner https://www.amandaashyboyd.com/parent-reset
Positive Parenting; Dr. Jane Nelson
Postpartum Stress Center; resource for PPD information and support
Postpartum Support International; PPD information and support; Massachusetts Warmline 866-472-1897
Strong and Tender; a book especially for fathers; Pat Schwiebert, RN
The Sh!t No One Tells You About: A Guide to Survive Your Baby's First Year; Dawn Dias
This Isn't What I Expected; Karen Kleiman & Valerie Raskin
When Someone You Love is Depressed; Mitch Golant Ph.D. & Susan Golant
When Survivors Give Birth: understanding and healing the effects of early sexual abuse on childbearing women; Simkim & Klaus
Women's Moods: What every woman should know about hormones, the brain, and emotional health; Sichel and Driscoll
Pregnancy
Alcohol Addiction and Pregnancy; Alcohol Resource Guide is an organization that provides comprehensive, reliable information on the various aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. This organization offers support and guidance for those who are struggling, as well as their parents, family members, friends, and health care workers.
Alcohol Rehab Help; substance abuse and addiction help
Birthing From Within; Pam England & Rob Horowitz
The Birth Parent; Penny Simkin
Black Mamas Matter Alliance; advancing black maternal health
Boston Center for Pregnancy Choices; non-profit website for pregnancy information
Expectful App: online perinatal meditation library for labor & delivery and motherhood
Expecting Better; Emily Oster
The Expectant Father; Armin Brott & Jennifer Ash
The Mama Natural Week by Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth; Genevieve Howland
The Mother Of All Pregnancy Books; Ann Douglas
What to Expect When You're Expecting; Heidi Murkoff
When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life Changes for Couples; Carolyn Pape Cowan and Philip A. Cowan
Pregnancy Loss ~ Grief Support
SHARE - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support in Massachusetts - Visit this link for SHARE Chapters in your community
The B(e)aring All Project; a collection of personal stories on topics ranging from infertility, infant loss, adoption, and more.
Child's View of Grief: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors; Allen Wolfelt
A Guide for Fathers: When a Baby Dies; Tim Nelson
An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination; Elizabeth McCracken
Caregivers National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center; http://www.sidscenter.org
Children Die, Too: A Book for Parents Who Have Experienced the Death of a Child; Joy and Marvin Johnson; http://www.centering.org
Compassionate Friends; supporting families after a child dies; 877-969-0010
- When A Child Dies...The Compassionate Friends Can Help
- Stillbirth, Miscarriage and Infant Death - Understanding Grief
Coping with the Heartache of Miscarriage; Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard
Courageous Parents Network; support around childhood illness and loss
The Death of a Child: Reflections for Grieving Parents; Elaine Stillwell
- After Sudden Infant Death: Facing Anniversaries, Holidays, and Special Events; http://www.sidscenter.org
- Selected Resources for Grieving Parents, their Families, Friends, and Other Caregivers
The Dinner Party: Mission Statement: "To transform life after loss from an isolating experience into one marked by community support, candid conversation, and forward movement using the age old practice of breaking bread."
Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Lossess; Claudia Panuthos & Catherine Romeo
Empty Arms Bereavement: Bereavement support for families through miscarriage, stillbirth, early infant death
Grandparents Cry Twice: Help for Bereaved Grandparents; Mary Lou Reed
Heart Works: A Father's Grief; Jereme Peterson
I Had a Miscarriage; Jessica Zucker
Life Touches Life: A Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing; Lorraine Ash
The Love and Loss Project: Shining a Light on Child & Pregnancy Loss
Massachusett's Center for Unexpected Infant and Child Death
Miscarriage: A Book for Parents; Joy and Marvin Johnson
Molly Bears: weighted teddy bears for those families who have experienced an infant loss
Mommy Interrupted; supports women and families facing challenges throughout the perinatal period, including infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, and postpartum concerns
Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA; pregnancy loss group; 617-694-6846
Nora McInerny TedTalk: Nora McInerny writes about loss and grief, is the host of Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast and founder of Still Kickin, a non-profit in Minneapolis. This youtube video discusses how we "don't move on" in grief "we move forward".
Our Stillborn Baby; Melinda E. Jennings
Out of the Darkness: Coping with and Recovering From the Death of a Child; Kimberly Amato
PTSD/TRAUMA; Dr. Jim Hopper; expert in the field of PTSD and TRAUMA. Website lists helpful information and resources on the neurobiology of trauma, the brain, and mindfulness interventions.
RESOLVE New England; coping with pregnancy loss support groups
Silent Birth. When Your Baby Dies; Sharon Covington; http://www.centering.org
Star Legacy Foundation: The Star Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to reducing pregnancy loss and neonatal death and improving care for families who experience such tragedies. We are a community of families, health professionals, researchers, policy makers, and individuals dedicated to helping every pregnancy have a happy ending.
South Shore Hospital, pregnancy loss group; 781-624-5015
Transcending Loss: Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Grief and How to Make it Meaningful; Ashley Davis Prend, A.C.S.W.
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga; BodyWise Foundation, Brookline, MA
We Were Gonna Have A Baby But We Got An Angel Instead; book by Pam Schwiebert & Taylor Bills
When A Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping; Rana K. Limbo & Sara R. Wheeler; http://www.bereavementprograms.com
When Hello Means Goodbye; a guide for parents whose child dies before birth or shortly after birth; Pat Schwiebert, RN and Paul Kirk, MD
When the Bough Breaks; documentary on postpartum depression
Grief Support Plymouth to Cape Cod:
Plymouth:
Cranberry Hospice/Fragile Footprints program; Kathleen McAleer: 508-746-02151. Shannon
Outchcunis/Cape Cod Baby-Bereavement Support https://www.capecod.baby/
Upper Cape: Jane Beatty and Aimee Rozum- www.waquoithealingartscenter.com
Mid Cape: Maj Turi Brown; 508-237-7564; Elaine Moraglia, LICSW; elainemoraglia@gmail.com
Lower Cape: Ruby Anastasio CD (DONA); 508-237-7922
Pregnancy Termination
A Heartbreaking Choice; support for those parents who have terminated a much wanted pregnancy
A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal; Minnick, Delp & Ciotti
Suicide Prevention
U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline :1-800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741
SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources
Risk of Suicide; National Alliance on Mental Health
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Websites
Adult ADHD and Relationships
- ADDitude; online magazine for ADHD and ADD
- Adult ADD; Diagnosis and Treatment - Mayo Clinic
- Children and Adults with ADD - CHADD.org
- Dealing with symptoms together and overcoming relationship challenges; helpguide.org
- The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD; Melissa Orlov & Nancie Kohlenberger, LMFT
2020 Mom Project; founded in 2011 as the California Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, has evolved as a national organization with a mission: Closing gaps in maternal mental health care through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
Behavioral Nutrition clinic; eating disorders, body image, weight management
Brazelton Touchpoints Model of Child Development; T.Berry Brazelton
Calm App for smartphones; mindfulness and meditation
CureJoy; offers simple advice and articles for moms on how to improve "your daily life-cycle".
Family Nurturing Center; The Welcome Baby service provides a celebratory home visit to families with newborns in Dorchester, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Hyde Park, and Allston-Brighton
Forever Families; family resource created and maintained by Brigham Young University
Headspace App for smartphones; meditation
Jane Doe Inc.; The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Meditation Apps; article from Mindful.org on best free meditation apps
MenExcel.com; David Singley, psychotherapist specializing in men and couples
Milton Early Childhood Alliance (MECA); MECA is a community-wide group that seeks to support families and children, and to expand access to affordable, high quality early childhood care and education in the town of Milton, MA
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Postpartum Stress Center; resource for PPD information and support
Postpartum Support International; PPD information and support; Massachusetts Warmline 866-472-1897
PTSD and Traumatic Births; prevention and treatment of traumatic births
PTSD/TRAUMA; Dr. Jim Hopper; expert in the field of PTSD and TRAUMA. Website lists helpful information and resources on neurobiology of trauma as well as mindfulness.
RESOLVE New England; IVF and infertility; 781-890-2250
Sing, Explore, Create, LLC; perinatal music therapy services
When the Bough Breaks; documentary on postpartum depression
Why Not Home?; documentary on homebirth
Zero to Three; ZERO TO THREE works to ensure that babies and toddlers benefit from the early connections that are critical to their well-being and development
Videos
Decoding The Maternal Brain by Laura Glynn, MD
Dr. Laura Glynn is a Professor at the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences; Psychology at Chapman University in Orange, California. Her fields of expertise include: Human Pregnancy; Fetal Programming; Human Milk and Breastfeeding; Postpartum Depression; Maternal Brain and Behavior; Maternal-Child Health
This video appeared as a TedxTalk.
HOME Page
"How Does Postpartum Depression Feel?"; created by the National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health (NCMMH), a non-profit organization whose aim is to create awareness and to advocate for improved maternal mental health. Check out their website to learn more.
WHY TREATMENT IS SO IMPORTANT Page
"Still Face Experiment" is the work of Edward Tronick, Ph.D. Dr. Tronick developed the “Still Face Experiment” to demonstrate how important the connection between an infant and his or her closest caregiver is. Dr. Tronick is the Director of The Child Development Unit at UMass Boston where he is also a professor of Psychology. Dr. Tronick is the founder of the UMass Boston's Infant-Parent Mental Health Program.
"Serve and Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry" was created by The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Serve and return interactions shape brain architecture. When an infant or young child babbles, gestures, or cries, and an adult responds appropriately with eye contact, words, or a hug, neural connections are built and strengthened in the child's brain that support the development of communication and social skills.
When the Bough Breaks; documentary on postpartum depression
Why Not Home?; documentary on homebirth
Maternal Mental Health Matters Because Moms Matter
