For Learners/ Providers
References, resources, organizations and training options for reproductive behavioral health providers and learners.
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Curated by a PMHNP student in my search for additional perinatal resources. Stay tuned as this site is being constructed...
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NCRP is a peer-reviewed online curriculum created by the National Task Force on Women’s Reproductive Mental Health and MONA (Marce of North America). NCRP curriculum can be used in a modular fashion for residency education and in its entirety as a fellowship curriculum. The interactive web-based curriculum includes 50 hours of education
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Taken from the website this course offers:​
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The diagnostic process for psychiatric disorders is broken down into discrete steps, and common DSM-V terminology and diagnoses will become more familiar.
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Includes a detailed review of serious psychiatric presentations. You will hone the ability to construct a comprehensive "differential.”
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The full complement of treatment options for common psychiatric complaints is reviewed
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The unique ethical and clinical challenges inherent in prescribing for preconception, pregnant, and breastfeeding people is explored.
* Helpful reference app with free student memberships available.
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A database on the reproductive effects of chemicals, medications, physical agents, and biologics
REPROTOX contains summaries on the effects of medications, chemicals, biologics, and physical agents on pregnancy, reproduction, lactation, and development. The REPROTOX® system was developed as an adjunct information source for clinicians, scientists, and government agencies. Patients should consult their health care providers rather than relying on REPROTOX® summaries.
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The only database that covers it all:
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Male and female fertility, pregnancy, lactation, and neonatal development
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Clinical, experimental animal, and in vitro studies
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More than 5,000 agents and exposures
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The LactMed® database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. A peer review panel reviews the data to assure scientific validity and currency.
ACOG provides a perinatal mental health toolkit. Additionally, they offer various resources from screening tools to resources for patients and clinicals.
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The overall mission of the International Marcé Society is to sustain an international perinatal mental health community to promote research and high quality clinical care around the world. The Society aims to promote, facilitate and communicate about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, men/partners, infants and their families throughout pregnancy and the first two years after childbirth. This involves a broad range of research activities ranging from basic science through to health services and development of best practice care and prevention.
MotherToBaby is the public information service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), a professional scientific organization composed of experts engaged in assessing and evaluating risks to pregnancy and breastfeeding outcomes from medications and other exposures. This site is dedicated to providing evidence-based information to parents, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
The aim of the Society is to foster scholarly scientific and clinical study of the biopsychosocial aspects of obstetric and gynecologic medicine. The aim is broadly defined to include the psychological, psychophysiological, public health, socio-cultural, ethical and other aspects of such functioning and behavior.
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The UW Medicine PERC Center is a leader in research, education, and clinical care working to improve mental health and substance use care for and pregnant and postpartum individuals. We bring together experts with decades of experience across multiple disciplines to transform mental health and substance use delivery systems through excellence in clinical consultation, education, and health services research.
Visit their Perinatal Mental Health Guide: Here
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Or Browse additional Provider Resources: Here
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A quality improvement initiative to support best practices that make birth safer, improve maternal health outcomes and save lives.
The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Technical Assistance (TA) Center provides comprehensive, high impact, TA to the AIM quality improvement initiative within the United States.
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Perinatal Mental Health Bundle Here.
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Care of Pregnant and Postpartum Patients with Substance Use disorder Bundle Here.
The National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications is dedicated to evaluating the safety of psychiatric medications such as antidepressants, ADHD medications, and atypical antipsychotics that many people take during pregnancy to treat a wide range of mood, anxiety, executive function, or psychiatric disorders. The goal of this Registry is to gather information on the safety of these medications during pregnancy, as current data is limited.
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This toolkit was written in collaboration with Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction. For a full list of authors, see the acknowledgements. For visuals and worksheets, you can download the full toolkit. Check out APHR’s website for more resources.
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