Perinatal Support & Advocacy:
Turning Maternal Mental Health Journeys
into Meaningful Change
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Maternal suicide is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the US.
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23%
of pregnancy-related deaths are caused by underlying mental health conditions.
31%
of those deaths; it was determined that suicide was the manner of death.
87%
of all pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
Staying Safe After Having Your Baby
The weeks and months after having a baby can bring changes you may not expect. Knowing what to watch for—and having a plan for when things don’t feel right—can make a difference.
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Maternal mental health struggles often exist in silence. Stories break that silence.
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Hi, I’m Kristina Dulaney, RN, PHM-C, Founder of Cherished Mom and Pregnancy, Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day & the IsMOMok? Campaign and Podcast.
After surviving postpartum psychosis myself, I now work to turn lived experience into education, prevention, and life-saving impact for mothers and families.
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I began doing things that were completely outside of my norm, like spontaneously quitting my job one morning. I have zero memory of that. There was even a time when I chose to check in on my pastor, which I never did. I was also speaking about grandiose ideas to my best friend. Alarms were going off everywhere! My husband said at one point I started quoting scripture that he never realized I had memorized.