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Maternal and Child Health and Mental Well-Being: Cornerstones of a Thriving Community

April 10
2:00 PM EDT

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The health and mental health of mothers, birthing parents, and fathers form the foundation of a child’s well-being, a family’s stability, and a thriving community. Yet, for too many—especially in historically marginalized communities—maternal health outcomes are overshadowed by preventable complications, high mortality and morbidity rates, and systemic failures that leave families without the care and support they deserve.

When maternal and perinatal health and mental health is prioritized, families are stronger. Access to quality prenatal and postpartum care, mental health support, and stable social and economic resources ensures that mothers and all birthing parents can stay healthy, recover well, and build a strong foundation for their children and families to flourish. However, many communities, particularly those impacted by systemic inequities, face perinatal care deserts, where access to essential maternal health and mental health services are severely limited or nonexistent. These gaps, combined with barriers to health and mental health care, racial disparities, and economic instability, continue to put the lives of mothers, birthing parents, and babies at risk, making it critical to address these systemic failures with sustainable, community-driven solutions.

Join the PN-3 Capacity-Building Hub at the BUILD Initiative for the next webinar in the Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole System Webinar Series on April 10. We will discuss why maternal health and mental health must be at the center of family and community well-being. This webinar will highlight the urgent need for systemic change, explore solutions that address maternal health inequities, and emphasize the role of policy, healthcare, and community support—including the role of fathers– in ensuring that every family receives the care they need.

La salud y la salud mental de las madres, personas embarazadas y el padre constituyen la base del bienestar infantil, la estabilidad familiar y una comunidad próspera. Sin embargo, para demasiadas personas —especialmente en comunidades históricamente marginadas—, los resultados de salud materna se ven eclipsados ​​por complicaciones prevenibles, altas tasas de mortalidad y morbilidad, y fallas sistémicas que privan a las familias de la atención y el apoyo que merecen.

Cuando se prioriza la salud materna, perinatal y mental, las familias se fortalecen. El acceso a atención prenatal y posparto de calidad, apoyo en salud mental y recursos socioeconómicos estables garantiza que las madres y sus familias puedan mantenerse sanos, recuperarse satisfactoriamente y construir una base sólida para el desarrollo de sus hijos y familias. Sin embargo, muchas comunidades, en particular aquellas afectadas por desigualdades sistémicas, se enfrentan a carencias en la atención perinatal, donde el acceso a servicios esenciales de salud materna y mental es muy limitado o inexistente. Estos vacíos, sumados a las barreras a la atención médica y mental, las disparidades raciales y la inestabilidad económica, siguen poniendo en riesgo la vida de las madres, los bebes, y sus familias, por lo que es crucial abordar estas deficiencias sistémicas con soluciones sostenibles y comunitarias.
Únase al Centro de Desarrollo de Capacidades para ninos desde prenatal a tres, basado en la Iniciative de BUILD (PN-3 Capacity-Building Hub, powered by the BUILD Initiative), para la próxima sesión de la serie de seminarios web “Todo el niño, toda la familia, todo el sistema,” (Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole System) el 10 de abril. Analizaremos por qué la salud materna y la salud mental deben ser fundamentales para el bienestar familiar y comunitario. Este seminario web destacará la urgente necesidad de un cambio sistémico, explorará soluciones que aborden las desigualdades en salud materna y destacará el papel de las políticas públicas, la atención médica y el apoyo comunitario, incluyendo el rol de del padre, para garantizar que cada familia recibe la atención que necesita.

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