Free Provider Trainings
With 1 in 5 perinatal women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) and 80% of all PMAD cases going undiagnosed and untreated, providers in every discipline must recognize the signs and symptoms. The Motherhood Center has created two comprehensive maternal mental health training programs specifically for providers.
We hope that attendees will walk away with the ability to better recognize a new or expecting mother/birthing person who may be struggling with a PMAD and how to connect them to appropriate care.
PMAD Provider Training
This training is open to all providers who come in contact with new and expecting mothers/birthing persons. This training will include the following topics:
- What are perinatal mood and anxiety disorders?
- The prevalence of PMADs
- PMAD risk factors
- Risks associated with untreated PMADs for mother and baby
- PMAD signs, symptoms, and diagnosis
- PMAD screening, treatment, and education best practices
- Local and national PMAD resources and referrals
Managing Psychiatric Illness with Medication Training
This training is for clinicians and prescribers who are interested in learning more about medication in the perinatal period. This training will include the following topics:
- Which medications are commonly used to treat PMADs
- The risks and benefits that surround untreated maternal mental health conditions vs. taking psychiatric medications
- Use of anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics in pregnant and postpartum patients
- PMAD resources and referrals
Virtual Medication Training
Date: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Trainer: Mary Nwosuocha, MD
Virtual PMAD Training
Date: Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Trainer: Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW
Virtual Medication Training
Date: Thursday, May 30th, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Trainer: Mary Nwosuocha, MD
Virtual PMAD Training
Date: Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Trainer: Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW
Our training facilitators
- https://providers.themotherhoodcenter.com/staff-member/paige-bellenbaum-lmsw/
Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW
Founding Director and Chief External Relations Officer
- https://providers.themotherhoodcenter.com/staff-member/mary-nwosuocha-md/
Mary Nwosuocha, MD
Reproductive Psychiatry Fellow