< Back to Care Teams Perhaps, you read the tips for Communicating with Your Health Team and have some issues arise. Here are a few tips to navigate what to do if you don’t believe you are being heard or treated appropriately by a care team member. Your Feelings Are Valid: It’s important to know that your feelings are valid, and if you believe you’re being treated with bias by your healthcare provider, it must be addressed. Trust your instincts and don’t dismiss your concerns about issues you feel during health care visits. Seek Clarification: If you think something went wrong with a di ..read more

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 topics below and download one of our social media graphics to share on X, Instagram or Facebook. Topic: Supporting New Moms/4th Trimester Resources 1:1 SQUARE POSTS Download JPG View Caption Download JPG View Caption Download JPG View Caption Social Media Caption x Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris dictum diam vitae porttitor varius. In ..read more

< 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 Cooperative Agreement from the CDC to Improve Postpartum Care In and Beyond the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Dr. Asiodu Dr. Bugg Dr. Verbiest Dr. Price Chapel Hill, NC, October 2023 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of Pediatrics and Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, along with Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, the University of California San Francisco’s Sc ..read more

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 intimidating. [And] we know asking for help in the way moms need is complicated. Consequently, some parents find themselves socially isolated and feeling lonely at a time when they need support the most,” says Nkechi Charles, MA, from the 4th Trimester Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her tips to feel less alone: Make it a goal to regularly connect ..read more

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, evidence-based postpartum health information, NewMomHealth.com and SaludMadre.com. This is part of an animated video series from the 4th Trimester Project at UNC. “The 4th Trimester Project: Resources for Postpartum Care” was developed in collaboration with Passionista, with thanks from our funder, The Coleman Foundation. You can find resources to support expecting and new parents in this section ..read more

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 a mirror to your own biases regardless of race and identity, and take inventory of your mental health. It made us take a deeper dive into what has shaped the psyche of Black culture. It explored exactly why Black birthing people are treated in the manner in which they are treated during the birthing journey, and it all comes down to mindset. I attended as many sessions during the Black Maternal H ..read more

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 do much outside of the home & while I’m an active & creative mom (thanks to my daycare & preschool teacher experience) with the world in this state a girl is running out of ideas for a 2, 3, and 12 y/o. If you’re a mom you know exactly what I’m talking about. I also do a lot of skin to skin with the boys because they’re still nursing and it’s awesome bonding. I truly treasure the mome ..read more

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 become something I can do in my sleep I still face challenges everyday. There are times where I want to just give up even though I produce enough milk, breastfeeding is a labor of love and some days I’m just tired. Tired of on-demand feedings, dressing specifically for nursing and lack of sleep. Then I remember why I started and why I chose to breastfeed my baby. Most people are aware of the nutr ..read more

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 deployment, I brought home my second beautiful child. It turned out that handling a newborn and keeping a toddler entertained on my own was a whole new level of exhaustion. I knew I needed to figure out a better way to do things, and fast! I needed a way to keep everyone, including myself, as happy as a newborn, toddler, and Mom alone in their home could be. After a week or two filled with lots o ..read more

This was originally posted on  @trinitysierra Instagram: In my two years of #motherhood, I don’t think there has been a harder test than the test of not losing faith. In today’s world, we are facing the uncertain and for a mom that is terrifying. If I can be honest, I was faced with an ultimate challenge this week and the challenge is providing for my children to meet their needs. When this virus broke out, we didn’t take it serious because it wasn’t affecting us but when it started to spread here, people went crazy. It wasn’t that I wasn’t prepared, I just couldn’t foresee wha ..read more