Improving Outcomes II

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!

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!