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Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Health

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Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Postpartum Depression Than Other Moms

May 19, 2021 by 2020 Mom in EMERGING CONSIDERATIONS

Portia Smith’s most vivid memories of her daughter Nelly’s first year are of tears. Not the baby’s. Her own.

“I would just hold her and cry all day,” Smith recalled.

At 18, Smith was caring for two children, 4-year-old Kelaiah and newborn Nelly, with little help from her abusive partner. The circumstances were difficult, but she knew the tears were more than that.

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May 19, 2021 /2020 Mom
POST, postpartum depression, postpartum mental illness, medication, women of color, black mothers, African American, minority communities
EMERGING CONSIDERATIONS
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