January 15, 2025
9:00-10:30am
Presenter: Zami Tinashe Hyemingway
Maternal Mental Health Resources
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
Arizona Department of Health Services: Doula Licensing
“Laws 2021, Ch. 282 (Senate Bill 1181), created a voluntary licensing program for doulas within the Arizona Department of Health Services. A.R.S. § 36-766(3) states, a “doula” is “… a trained nonmedical professional who may provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to families before, during and after childbirth for a period of one year after birth or in the case of loss and who may serve as a liaison between the birth parents and medical and social services staff to improve the quality of medical, social, and behavioral outcomes.”- ADHS
Breastfeeding Training for Healthcare Providers- Together for the Duration
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.
Introduction to Cultural Safety
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:
- Define cultural safety
- Identify the three key tenets of cultural safety
- Explain the impacts of colonization on Indigenous people in the U.S.
- Describe what culturally safe vs. culturally unsafe care may look like (give examples)
- Discuss personal and systems change strategies for improving the cultural safety of care
https://ceu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/introduction2cultural-safety
Social Media Toolkit
ITCA is pleased to provide a social media toolkit for tribal health programs to promote perinatal health in their communities. This is a living document that will be updated periodically as we add new information so check back often!
