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Join Health Affairs for a briefing on the October theme issue on
Perinatal Mental Health .
Mental health conditions are diagnosed in one of every five pregnant or
postpartum people, yet perinatal mental health is poorly addressed by
the US health care system.
The October 2021 issue of
**Health Affairs** is mostly devoted to perinatal mental health. Â Â
Please join us on
**Friday, October 8, 2021**, for a virtual forum featuring remarks and a
discussion with
**US Representative Lauren Underwood (IL)**, the co-founder and co-chair
of the Black Maternal Health Caucus and a lead sponsor of the Black
Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
In addition, a select group of authors from the issue will present their
work and take questions from the online audience.
Date:Â Â Â Friday, October 8, 2021
Time: Â Â 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Place:Â Â Â Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in
advance of the event
Presenters will include:
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**US Representative Lauren Underwood**, Illinois
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**David Goodman**, Team Lead, Maternal Mortality Prevention Team,
Division of Reproductive Health, US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, on
**Prevention of Pregnancy-Related Mental Health Deaths: Data from 14 US
Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008-2017**
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**Clare Brown**, Assistant Professor, Fay W. Boozman College of Public
Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, on
**Mental Health Conditions During Delivery Cost $100 Million Annually,
with 50% Higher Rates of Severe Maternal Morbidity**
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**Jennifer Moore**, Founding Executive Director, Institute for Medicaid
Innovation and Health Affairs Theme Cluster Adviser, on
**Policy Opportunities to Improve Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions**
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**Sayida Peprah**, Executive Director, Diversity Uplifts, Inc., and
**Jasmine Getrouw-Moore**, Executive Director, Office for Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion, Guilford County Schools (Greensboro, NC), on
**Reimagining Perinatal Mental Health: an Expansive Vision for
Anti-Oppressive Practice and Policy**
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**Shannon D. Simonovich**, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing,
DePaul College of Science and Health, on
**Depression During Pregnancy and Associated Adverse Birth Outcomes
2010-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis**
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**Kara Zivin**, Professor of Psychiatry and of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, on
**NARRATIVE MATTERS: Perinatal Mental Illness Nearly Ended My Life**
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**Others TBA**
Health Affairs thanks the California Health Care Foundation, Perigee
Fund, and ZOMA Foundation for their financial support of the issue and
briefing.
Please direct questions to Debbie Boylan,
[email protected]
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