Open-Access Postpartum Toolkit Materials
Access free, evidence-based postpartum toolkit materials for care teams, birthing parents, and families here.
Research and Reading List
- Screening and Referral for Social Determinants of Health: Maternity Patient and Health Care Team Perspectives, Health Equity Journal, Drs. Kristin Tully, Amelia Gibson, Alison Stuebe, with colleagues
- What’s Worse Than Being Invisible? Being seen and neglected. Structure care for moms, Dr. Kristin Tully, Scientific American
- Evaluation of Patient Access to Spanish-Language–Concordant Care on a Postpartum Unit, Nursing for Women’s Health, Jenny Jensen, Drs. Kristin Tully and Alison Stuebe, with colleagues
- “I Gave Birth”—An Initiative to Improve Postpartum Care, NC Medical Journal, Jessica Noble,Kimberly D. Harper,Kathryn Mitchell, Erin K. McClain Read nowForeword: Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Postpartum Care, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drs. Kristin Tully and Alison Stuebe
- Improving Care for Women with Chronic Conditions, Health Services Research Journal Special Section, Dr. Sarah Verbiest, Erin McClain, Suzanne Woodward, with colleagues
Podcast and Streams
- Preparing for the 4th Trimester Kimberly Harper talks with MotherToBaby about ways to prepare for the 4th Trimester. In episode 47 of their podcast, Kimberly joins host Chris Stallman, CGC, to discuss preparing for the critical weeks after bringing a newborn home from the hospital, also known as the 4thTrimester.
Listen and share - Clinicians Guide to Sex After Baby“Babies are healthy, parents are healing. The health of your baby revolves around you. Center your recovery!”- Nurse Nikki LLC has created a checklist, video, and resources for clinicians and new parents to address sex and intimacy after having a baby.
Keep watching - Inspiring a Bright Future for Black Mothers with Shalon MAPDr. Sarah Zuber Verbiest joins the Maternal Health InnovationPodcast with Shalon MAP; watch the highlight. Listen to Kimberly Harper and Kristin Tully in Seasons 1 and 2 as well.
Listen and share - Critical Term: Why are Black mothers and babies dying?Kimberly Harper and team members join the WRAL documentary “Critical Term: Why are black mothers and babies dying,” which shines a light on the maternal and infant health crisis.
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2022-2023 Community of Practice Recordings
The 4th Trimester Project team at UNC-Chapel Hill has support from the HRSA-funded NC Maternal Health Innovation Initiative to collaborate with North Carolina clinics to improve care for postpartum people and their families. During their NC MHI monthly learning collaborative meetings, their teams focus on different topics with opportunities for participants to ask questions and share what is working for them. Watch all of the the recorded sessions below.
- Lactation Support and Education with Kathy Parry and Catherine Sullivan, Ready Set Baby, recorded Jan 26, 2023
- Postpartum Support Groups / Strategies and Supporting the ‘Village,’ Ste’Keira Shepperson, Triangle Doulas of Color, recorded Dec 15, 2022
- Dignity Bill, Postpartum and Incarcerated Women’s Health, Erin McClain, MA, MPH, UNC CMIH, recorded Nov 17, 2022
- Connecting Spanish Communities in NC Postpartum Care with CityGate Dream Center, CityGate Dream Center, recorded Aug 25, 2022
- Medicaid and Postpartum Policies, Tina Sherman, Senior Campaign Director for the Maternal Justice Campaign at MomsRising and Velma Villalon Taormina, M.D., M.S.E., Women’s Health Consultant
- North Carolina Postpartum Care Innovative Clinical Practices, Walidah Karim-Rhoades, Cone Health and Dr. Kelley Massengale, NC Diaper Bank
- Postpartum Visit Tools & Access, Dr. Patricia D. Suplee PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, Director of Professional Education and Research at the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
- Foundational Concepts in Inclusive Perinatal Care for 2SLGBTQI+ Communities, Bryna Sampley, Doula My Soul
- Transitions of Care & ACOG AIM Postpartum Discharge Bundle, Dr. Linda Havey
Visit the 4th Trimester Project’s NC MHI Community of Practice page to learn more about upcoming sessions.