Table 1.

Mother Baby Connections Patient Navigation Model: Primary Roles and Responsibilities

Role	Responsibilities
Coordinate care	Locate and discuss community resources
	Coordinate referrals for external providers
	Text messaging to improve communication
	Provide relevant health care information at an eighth grade reading level
	Coordinate administration of assessment measures every 4 weeks
Optimize treatment attendance	Identify and minimize barriers
	Provide information to enhance transportation to/from clinic
	Empathy to normalize challenges of PMADs
	Bring patient access problems to the team
Support treatment engagement	Inquire about patients' experience
	Validate decision-making and communication with team
	Address small organizational tasks (e.g., reminders)
	Encourage practice of learned coping strategies (e.g., deep breathing)
	Promote question-asking and acquisition of health knowledge

PMADs, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.