Referrals
We know this isn’t what you imagined this special time in your life to feel like. You are not alone and what you are feeling is not your fault. Maternal mental health complications like depression and anxiety are the most common complications of pregnancy and childbirth, with up to 1 in 5 women experiencing them. With the right help, you will feel better.
How to Use Your Resources & Referrals
Connect
First, Your Mammha Care Coordinator will be reaching out to check in with you. Her job is to help connect you to the best local resources. Your coordinator is a mom who has been exactly where you are. She gets you because she’s been there. She has compassion for where you are, and she is here to listen and help connect and support you.
Learn
Second, we encourage you to check out the local, national, and online resources located on these pages so you can find the support that will help you feel like you again.
Be Kind
Third, we hope you will remember to be kind to yourself. You are doing the best job you can. Motherhood is hard, and it may seem like everyone but you has it figured out, but we can promise that everyone is struggling and trying to figure this out. You are not alone and you will feel like yourself again.
Click here to learn about the best local resources that can help you feel better.
Click here to learn about the best national resources available to you.
Click here to learn about the best online resources, from podcasts to private social media groups.
Click here to learn how to access care, such as how to choose a therapist or what to do if you don’t have insurance and need someone to talk to.
Learn about what self-care is and how to add a little bit of it every day to help you feel better.
You may be thinking, I’m not sad, I’m anxious, angry, or overwhelmed. Click here to learn more about what maternal mental health complications can look like.
Find answers to some of the most common questions other women have had, like “Will this last forever?” or “How can I feel better?”
Many women don’t know how to tell their loved ones they are having a hard time, or even the best way they can help support them. We recommend sharing the link below with your family and friends so they can learn how best to support you right now. Just copy www.getmammha.com/for-your-partner-and-loved-ones and share.
If you identify as a woman of color, there are special supports created just for you. Click below to learn what exists to help support you back to wellness.
If you are a NICU family, there are special supports created just for you. Click below to learn what exists to help you and your family.
Learn what special supports exist just for you. Click below.
Learn what special supports exist just for you. Click below.
If you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you're having suicidal thoughts, call 988 to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline).