This blog explores how maternal depression and anxiety can be better identified and supported through trauma-informed care. Drawing from experiences with screening tools such as EPDS and GAD-7, it highlights how stigma, cultural beliefs, and limited resources often prevent mothers from receiving the support they need. The article offers practical approaches for healthcare providers, communities, and policymakers to create safer, more responsive systems of care.

This article explores the unique mental health challenges faced by Latina mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. Including cultural stigma, language barriers, and systemic healthcare disparities. Providing insight into culturally responsive approaches to perinatal mental health care offers practical strategies for healthcare providers and families to provide critical and culturally responsive support for Latina mothers’ emotional wellbeing.

A week after becoming a mom, Maddie found herself in a place she never expected – an inpatient psychiatric unit. She had a healthy pregnancy, a supportive partner, and time off work to heal. But that was not enough to protect her from the mental health crisis that followed, and sadly, she’s not alone.