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Maternal Mental Health

Our work in maternal mental health aims to close critical gaps in perinatal behavioral health services across California. We are working to integrate screening into routine care, expand provider capacity, promote culturally responsive approaches, and reform payment systems to sustain high-quality care.

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Listening to Mothers in California

More than 2,500 women share their attitudes and experiences of childbirth. The results reveal what is and isn’t working with maternity care in the Golden State, including key opportunities to advance birth equity and address maternal mental health.

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Maternity Workforce Insights

This series of conversations takes a look at the critical roles of doulas, lactation professionals, mental health professionals, and midwives.

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Perinatal Mental Health Learning Pathways

With support from CHCF, Maternal Mental Health NOW partnered with the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence to produce online trainings on perinatal mental health issues for health care clinicians, mental health providers, and social service providers who serve families with low incomes.

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In Shadow of Devastating Abortion Ruling, California Will Stand Tall

The state’s leadership will be more important than ever.

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