Table 2.
Useful Resources
Resource | Description | Available At |
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Patient and provider educational resources | ||
Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, Their Families, and Friends | Provides a comprehensive booklet designed for women with perinatal depression and their families. Provides answers to common patient questions and offers linkages to additional supportive resources | https://mchb.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/mchb/MaternalChildHealthTopics/maternal-womens-health/Depression_During_and_After_Pregnancy_ENGLISH.pdf |
Depression in Mothers: More Than the Blues: A Toolkit for Family Service Providers | Designed for community-based health care providers, the toolkit delivers background information about depression and offers ideas that health care providers can use daily when helping mothers who may be suffering from depression and their families | http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA14-4878/SMA14-4878.pdf |
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project for Moms (MCPAP for Moms) Toolkit | Offers resources to assist front-line perinatal care providers in the prevention, identification, and treatment of depression and other mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women | https://www.mcpapformoms.org/Toolkits/Toolkit.aspx |
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health | Offers a range of current information, including discussion of new research findings in women’s mental health and how such investigations inform day-to-day clinical practice | https://womensmentalhealth.org |
Moms’ Mental Health Matters | Offers education to consumers and health care providers about who is at risk for depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy, the signs of these problems, and how to get help | https://www.nichd.nih.gov/ncmhep/MMHM/Pages/index.aspx |
MotherToBaby | Provides expert information about medication and depression risks during pregnancy and lactation. Available to mothers, healthcare professionals, and the general public | http://mothertobaby.org/about-us/ |
Postpartum Support International | Provides many resources to help families, health care providers, and communities learn about the emotional and mental health of families. Offers a toll-free Warmline that anyone can call to get basic information, support, and linkage with local resources | http://www.postpartum.net/ |
Provider care coordination resources | ||
Collaboration in Practice: Implementing Team-Based Care | Identifies and discusses six principles as core components guiding team-based care | http://www.acog.org/Resources-And-Publications/Task-Force-and-Work-Group-Reports/Collaboration-in-Practice-Implementing-Team-Based-Care |
Patient, Family, and Staff Support After a Severe Maternal Event Patient Safety Bundle | Provides resources on conducting debriefs with the provider team after a severe maternal event | http://safehealthcareforeverywoman.org/patient-safety-bundles/support-after-a-severe-maternal-event-supported-by-aim/ |