After her sister’s death, Heather Martin helped create a maternal mental health navigator role and an added screening for new moms at Dartmouth Health Children’s; the move follows renewed attention to postpartum psychosis from the Lindsay Clancy case.
A family tragedy motivated Heather Martin to become a maternal health navigator and propose a new postpartum mental-health screening for mothers during baby checkups.
Dartmouth Health Children’s added an early screening to identify mothers who need mental-health assistance soon after delivery.
Immediate resources for parents in distress include the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (833-TLC-MAMA) and the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988).
The rare medical emergency took the life of Heather Martin's sister shortly after she gave birth to her first child. Now, the maternal mental health navigator gives new moms postpartum support through Dartmouth Health Children's, including by giving an added screening soon after babies are born. Clancy case has put a spotlight on postpartum psychosis, a rare psychiatric emergency that causes new mothers to completely break with reality.
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Clancy case has put the spotlight on postpartum psychosis. LEARN MORE Family photo Family photo Jennifer Martin Martin ended up making it her mission to help other new mothers, eventually becoming the first maternal health navigator at Dartmouth Health Children's and, according to the provider, in the country. "You're not a bad mom if you need help," she told NBC10 Boston.
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