National Maternal Mental Health Hotline:

• Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-9 HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746)
• Postpartum Support International Warmline: 1-800-944-4773

Organizations and Resources:

• Women’s Health Innovations of Arizona
  A local organization providing high-quality maternal mental healthcare. They have support, resources, groups and promote education about the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).
• Arizona Chapter: Postpartum Support International (PSI)
  Arizona information, education, and support for parents, support systems, and professionals.
• 4th Trimester Arizona
  Information, education, resources, support groups, and other events to connect parents and professionals. Monthly “Village Gatherings” are available online and in person to find support from other parents.
• ADHS 24 hrs Breastfeeding Helpline (1-800-833-4642) 
• AZ Maternal Mortality 2016-2018 fact sheet
• AZ Severe Maternal Morbidity Related to Hypertension
• Save your life POST-BIRTH Warning Signs
• CDC You Know Your Body Best
• CDC Listening and Acting Quickly
• CDC Hear Her Maternal Warning signs 
• AZ Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Report December 2020
• ADHS maternal health  – Know the signs of maternal mental health

The Together for the Duration is a program developed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, AZ Health Zone, and the Arizona WIC Program to support health care professionals in their lactation education and build stronger community partnerships while working with maternal and infant populations. The Together for the Duration series contains 15 online learning courses. Each course is 60 minutes long, including the review of external resources and completion of all items within the course.

More information is available here.

This course is available free on line through Frontier Nursing University.

The purpose of this course is to:

Introduce the concept of cultural safety and to explore the three main aspects of it, which include:

• Learning about the history and impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
• Being self-reflective on our identities as health providers who may care for Indigenous people
• Centering the Indigenous patient experience and listening as the patient defines what safe care is

At the end of this Introduction to Cultural Safety course, learners will be able to:

1. Define cultural safety
2. Identify the three key tenets of cultural safety
3. Explain the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
4. Describe what culturally safe vs. culturally unsafe care may look like (give examples)
5. Discuss personal and systems change strategies for improving the cultural safety of care

https://ceu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/introduction2cultural-safety

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Data Sources:

• Arizona Department of Health Services Population Health and Vital Statistics