The Every Mother Project

"In fact, in the United States, 7 percent of maternal deaths are due to postpartum depression leading to su***de. Doulas like Alvarez also help new mothers restore pieces of themselves they may feel they've lost in childbirth, and manage expectations when they're not able to live their lives like they want to, just yet."

Doulas can play a critical role in recognizing perinatal emotional complications & doulas need support too!

Doulas are key to curbing maternal mortality — but they’re drastically underpaid Doulas for low-income women fight rising maternal mortality rates, but are often not compensated for their work

"Not once did a professional ask me to my face how I was doing or normalize for me what postpartum is really like for many women."

This is why it's important for each of us - every one who works with pregnant and postpartum women - to understand perinatal emotional complications and feel comfortable asking questions!

I Had Unwanted, Disgusting And Intrusive Thoughts During My Postpartum Depression At first, I was in mommy heaven. That is, of course, until I wasn’t.