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Improving Outcomes II

9/27/2020

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The Improving Outcomes Program is led by Maternal Mental Health Now and funded by LA Care and Cedars Community Benefit Giving Office. I am proud to serve as the Cedars site PI and our sister medical sites are Watts Healthcare and USC Eisner. The Improving Outcomes Program was created in 2017 in response to the gross disparities in adverse birth outcomes, including postpartum depression, experienced by Black women compared to other races. Maternal Mental Health Now is a local non-profit organization dedicated to removing barriers to the prevention, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in Los Angeles County. A major goal of the Improving Outcomes Program is to provide psychoeducation and support for pregnant black women, so they feel comfortable in their medical home before delivery. In partnership with iDREAM for Racial Health Equity this 4 session program, Safe and Sacred Pregnancy, will be peer-led, facilitated by Raena Granberry and Ellen Branch, who will provide communication tips and tools for women to use with their doctors, nurses and hospital staff as they navigate their pregnancy and birth experiences. MMH-NOW will be hosting these virtually, so please register HERE and help us spread the word about these support groups!
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Another major goal was to provide training on cultural humility in the medical setting in partnership with iDREAM for Racial Health Equity. We will be presenting our preliminary results from the five Cultural Humility training sessions offered at Cedars-Sinai at the Postpartum Support International Conference on Friday July 9th, 2021!
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    Dr. Accortt in the News

    February 2023: Glamour Magazine: Postpartum Anxiety Is More Common Than You Think—Here’s What You Need to Know

    December 2022: Cedars-Sinai Newsroom: 
    Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders

    October 2022: Verywell Family, Researchers Find Possible Predictor of Postpartum Depression

    June 2022: ABC News, Postpartum Depression Screening, Changes to Nurse Training.

    August 2021:
     AirTalk KPCC Radio, 
    The History of C-Sections, The Significance We Put on "Birth Stories" And How It Impacts Mental health
     (fast forward to 13 minute mark)

    July 2021: AirTalk KPCC Radio, Why Women Have Long Kept Early Parts of Pregnancy a Secret and the Arguments For Moving Away From the 12-week rule
    (fast forward to 28 minute mark)

    July 2021: Los Angeles Times, Postpartum depression on the rise, especially for women of color, during COVID-19 pandemic

    October 2020: The Candidly, PMDD Affects Millions Of Women. So Why Aren’t We Talking About It?

    October 2020: Cedars-Sinai Discoveries Magazine, A Real-Life Stress Test

    September 2020: Cedars-Sinai Blog, Infertility and Mental Health

    July 2020: Cedars-Sinai Newsroom, 
    Reproductive Psychology Program Focuses on Mother and Family Wellness

    May 2020: ​Hawaii News Now, Sunrise, How to Prevent Anxiety & Depression Before and After Giving Birth

    April 2020: The Bump, How to Spot Postpartum Depression in Your Partner or Friend

    12/3/19: Quartz, Ten questions about mothers’ mental health could promote resilient pregnancies

    5/10/19: CGTN America, US comedian uses her act to turn the spotlight on postpartum depression

    5/1/19: KTLA News, How One Comedian’s Battle With Postpartum Depression Turned Laughs Into Legislation

    3/20/19: KFI News Radio, FDA Approves First Drug for PPD, Brexanolone (Zulresso)

    Winter 2019: Cedars-Sinai Discoveries Magazine, Stop The Stigma

    9/11/18: USC Center for Health Journalism, Cedars-Sinai PPD Screening Program May be Model for State

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    Summer 2018: Cedars-Sinai Catalyst Magazine, The Helping Hand of Los Angeles Funds Postpartum Depression Screening Program, scroll down to page 40 of magazine

    5/18/18: TODAY.com, Alyssa Milano on Postpartum Anxiety

    5/3/18: Cedars-Sinai Maternal Mental Health Research

    10/19/17: Cedars-Sinai Postpartum Depression Screening Program

    3/24/17: MomCo. App for Social Support

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    Dr. Accortt is a California licensed clinical psychologist. When she isn't seeing patients in private practice she conducts research in the OBGYN department at Cedars-Sinai. She will update this page with important maternal mental health news and research.

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