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maternal mental health
Coverage of maternal mental health in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Pray about it, and then do something’: New Orleans church works to break stigma around maternal mental health problems
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans is hosting its annual mental health forum with a focus on maternal mental health. Jasmine Luter, a church member, shares her experience with postpartum anxiety after a 2013 incident following childbirth, aiming to reduce stigma and encourage treatment. The event, organized with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, addresses physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health.