A Circle of Support for New and Expectant Parents
FULL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Increasing Access to Maternal Mental Health for Pregnant and New Parents MOMS is pleased to share the results of our agency's efforts to bring quality mental health programming within reach of our families. At least 20% of new and expectant mothers experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs); some studies suggest prevalence is as high as 50% in low-income communities. MOMS has always served as a support system for pregnant and new mothers and their families. Yet with the onset of the pandemic followed by new and increasingly challenging stressors in the lives of our community, it became even more urgent for us to build additional programming into our services to [...]