Maternal Mental Health

Organizations

Shades of Blue Project: an organization in Houston focusing on Black and brown mental health outcomes

Podcasts

All About Pregnancy & Birth: Preparing for Postpartum Life, Relationships, and Mental Health with Dr. Alyssa Berlin

Health Affairs Briefing: Perinatal Mental Health | Health Affairs

Videos

Session 129: Maternal Mental Health in Black/Brown Women - YouTube- Melanin and Mental Health Video

Black Maternal Health Week: The State of Black Maternal Health in the U.S. - YouTube

9 ways racism impacts maternal health | PBS News Weekend

Why maternal mental health matters | Fatimah Jackson-Best | TEDxBridgetown - YouTube

Sandra Igwe: Black and Ethnic Minority Mothers and Compromised Mental Health | TED Talk

Articles

Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Their Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression in Black Women Is a Silent Epidemic

Women of Color and Maternal Mental Health: Why Are We So Underserved?

BIPOC mothers with postpartum depression are suffering in silence

Research Articles

Black Perinatal Mental Health: Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health to Optimize Infant Health and Wellness (nih.gov): A qualitative study on developing education for Black parents around mental health awareness

Pathways To Equitable And Antiracist Maternal Mental Health Care: Insights From Black Women Stakeholders | Health Affairs

Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness - Parker - 2021 - Infant Mental Health Journal - Wiley Online Library

Maternal depression in Latinas and child socioemotional development: A systematic review (nih.gov)

‘You withhold what you are feeling so you can have a family’: Latinas’ perceptions on community values and postpartum depression | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com)