Reproductive, Perinatal, Post Partum & New Parent Resources

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline - 24/7, Free, Confidential Hotline for before, during and after pregnancy. Offers resources, referrals and support. Interpreter Services are available in 60 languages. 

1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)

Call or Text: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746 ; English and Spanish) | Website

• The Motherhood Center - The Motherhood Center aims to educate, diagnose, and treat moms/birthing parents suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) otherwise, known as postpartum depression. - (212) 335-0034 | Day Program Brochure  | Support Groups | 

• ProjectTeach - offers perinatal support and resources for patients and their primary care providers to better serve the maternal, pediatric and other mental healthcare needs of families 

• KindBody

• The Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc. - a nonprofit IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organization in New York State representing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders support and education. The founders recognized the need for education, treatment, and support services regarding postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.

• Postpartum Support International - Helpline | Text "Help" to 800-944-4773  |  App "Connect by PSI"  |. Birth and Postpartum Doulas

• NYU Langone - Fertility Center, Reproductive Specialists and Pregnancy

Doulas, Lactation Consultants, New Parent Support

• Birth & Postpartum Doulas (national)

• Boober - Help for finding Doulas, Lactation Consultants, Childbirth & postnatal classes

New Parents

• Mommy Poppins - local resources for parents, including activities for young families, new moms, "mommy and me" and "daddy and me" classes, etc. 

Issues:

• Infertility

  • • Resolve: The National Infertility Association | New York Support Groups | 

• Post-Partum Depression

  • • Smart Patients' Post Partum Community - @smartpatientscommunity - an online forum for women affected by #PPD

• Post-Partum Depression & Anxiety in Partners (Non-birthing individuals)

• Breastfeeding

  • • La Leche League of New York - Helping mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and, education.

      • • LLL USA is committed to helping families reach their nursing and human milk feeding goals. Leaders are trained parent volunteers who offer free information and support to help you. For the convenience of parents everywhere, we Provides individualized support as well as group meet-ups in person and virtual. Meetings are free and offer a place to find a community of parents who share an interest in breastfeeding, pumping, and human milk feeding experiences, information, questions, and concerns. Find more info about what happens at a Meeting.

    • Boober - Help for finding Doulas, Lactation Consultants, Childbirth & postnatal classes

• Getting back into the workforce

• Parenting Education

  • • Family Kind

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) 

  • • NICUNook - A specialized practice offering support, "courses" and resources to parents navigating their premie newborn's (and their own) experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). - Instagram

Please see the Grief & Loss Resource Page for more.

• • • Postpartum Support International (PSI), NY Chapter - Offers a network of perinatal mental health specialists, a hotline, support groups, resources, advocacy, research, counseling and community to support pregnant women, their families and providers during and after pregnancy.  Support groups specific to a range of identities and focii including Dads, Parenting after Loss, Pregnancy after Stillbirth and Loss, Black Moms in Loss, Birth Moms Support, Birth Trauma for BIPOC Families and Pregnancy Mood Support.

PSI Helpline: call or text 1-800-944-4773 | en Español: 971-203-7773 | Instagram | Support Groups | Queer & Trans Parent Support | Online Provider Directory

• RTZ HOPE - Support for the LGBTQI+ bereaved parents community.

Apps, Podcasts

• What to Expect - helps to track your pregnancy, provide articles and resources along your pregnancy journey for both you and your partner, and a better understanding of your body's changes.

• Expectful - Mindfulness app to help support you throughout your pregnancy journey

Articles

• New Mom Self-Care: 16 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health in Early Parenthood, from Zencare. Accessed 8.31.23.

• ‘Graduating’ From an Infertility Support Group? Expect a mix of happiness and resentment, from The New York Times (Apr. 17, 2020).

• Compromising When You Have Different Parenting Styles - TwoOfUs.org

Books 

• Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: A Step-by-Step Plan for Baby Sleep Success by Suzy Giordano & Lisa Abidin.

• Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (2014) by Emily Oster.

• Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition (2018) by Lily Nichols.

• Arrival Stories: Women Share Their Experiences of Becoming Mothers (2022) by Amy Schumer (Editor) & Christy Turlington Burns (Editor).

Videos & YouTube Channels

Exercise

• Peleton has a plethora of pre- and post-natal workout videos

• Core Workout during Pregnancy to prevent Ab Separation / Diastasis Recti

• Pregnancy and Postpartum TV

Education, Tech Reviews, Medical Advice

• The Doctors Bjorkman - An OBGYN & Pediatrician couple gives advice and resources. 

• Dad Verb - Content for new parents and young families from a dad's perspective