4 Tips for Staying Sane with a Newborn and Toddler
When I brought home my first child from the hospital, I thought to myself, “There is no way I will ever be this exhausted again.” Eighteen months later, smack dab in the middle of my husband’s combat...
View ArticleBreastfeeding during a pandemic, by Kyla Carlos
Today concludes World Breastfeeding Week 2020 so I thought it’ll be the perfect day to share my experience breastfeeding a newborn in 2020, during a pandemic. I’m breastfeeding my 4th baby while it’s...
View ArticleFeeling Touched Out During COVID, by Kyla Carlos
I’M CURRENTLY FEELING TOUCHED OUT ESPECIALLY DURING COVID-19, HERE’S WHY…I’m everyone’s go-to person I’m the nurse, teacher, cook, housekeeper, entertainer, and the list could go on! We really can’t...
View ArticleChange Long Overdue in Black Maternal Health – Kelli Sheppard
The fourth annual Black Maternal Health Week wrapped up April 17th and I am still reeling from everything I absorbed during that phenomenal week. It was enlightening, informative, it made you hold up...
View ArticleProvider’s Starter Guide to Postpartum Intimacy
View FOR PROVIDERS for additional resoruces for health care teams. As health care providers for pregnant and postpartum families, we often stick to what we know. Maybe your job is helping families get...
View ArticleWhat No One Tells You About Postpartum Hormones
The 4th Trimester Project team of researchers, clinicians, and mothers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill partnered with pregnant and postpartum people to design a website with free,...
View ArticleMaternal Health Warning Signs: When to call 911 and When to Call Your Provider
When to call 911 When to call your provider Maternal Health Warning Signs video reel series with Nurse Nikki Video part 1: When to call 911 – maternal health warning signs that are urgent and...
View ArticleTheSkimm: Self-Help
This originally published in TheSkimm. Parent-centered advice, recs, and resources. Mothers Need a Village—Here’s How to Make Sure You Have One “For many, finding trusted support people and groups is...
View ArticleAbout Care for NICU Families
< CARE For NICU Families Homepage Cooperative Agreement from the CDC to Improve Postpartum Care In and Beyond the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Interdisciplinary Collaborative Receives $4 Million...
View ArticleMaternal Health Warning Signs
4th Trimester Project Communications Center QUICK LINKS Topics Maternal Warning Signs Social Media Graphics and Captions Printed Materials Videos Social Media Images, Captions & Videos Browse the...
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