TY - JOUR
AU - E. E. Asegieme
AU - A. L. Danielson
AU - A. L. Tobón
AU - E. S. Rindner
AU - Y. Xiong
AU - P. B. Tanjutco
AU - M. G. Biel
AU - L. Patchen
A1 - 
AB - The Safe Babies Safe Moms Women's and Infants' Services Perinatal Mental Health and Wellness Program offers screening, assessment, prevention, and treatment options, as well as referrals, for complex care needs using an integrated collaborative care framework. Group and individual therapy options are available, leveraging both office-based and telehealth options. The article details the program's framework for services, describes the care team and program workflow, and summarizes program activities. In calendar year 2024, 3383 screenings using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were completed for 1914 unique patients. Perinatal social workers conducted 1328 care coordination visits and completed 148 perinatal mental health assessments for elevated screenings. Integrated therapeutic services reached 220 people, and 53 were referred to psychiatry for complex care needs. The strengths of this program stem from early initiation of screening, multiple screenings throughout the perinatal period, care coordination for social services interventions, and a shared-decision-making process centered around the patients' needs and goals for perinatal mental health care. This integrated mental health model establishes a distinct, well-defined, yet dynamic pathway to provide screening, care coordination, and interventions for both prevention and treatment to optimize perinatal mental health outcomes. Evaluation of program outcomes is ongoing.
AD - MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia.; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.; MedStar Health Research Institute, Columbia, Maryland.
AN - 41251105
BT - J Midwifery Womens Health
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 1
DA - Jan-Feb
DO - 10.1111/jmwh.70053
DP - NLM
ET - 20251118
IS - 1
JF - J Midwifery Womens Health
LA - eng
N2 - The Safe Babies Safe Moms Women's and Infants' Services Perinatal Mental Health and Wellness Program offers screening, assessment, prevention, and treatment options, as well as referrals, for complex care needs using an integrated collaborative care framework. Group and individual therapy options are available, leveraging both office-based and telehealth options. The article details the program's framework for services, describes the care team and program workflow, and summarizes program activities. In calendar year 2024, 3383 screenings using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were completed for 1914 unique patients. Perinatal social workers conducted 1328 care coordination visits and completed 148 perinatal mental health assessments for elevated screenings. Integrated therapeutic services reached 220 people, and 53 were referred to psychiatry for complex care needs. The strengths of this program stem from early initiation of screening, multiple screenings throughout the perinatal period, care coordination for social services interventions, and a shared-decision-making process centered around the patients' needs and goals for perinatal mental health care. This integrated mental health model establishes a distinct, well-defined, yet dynamic pathway to provide screening, care coordination, and interventions for both prevention and treatment to optimize perinatal mental health outcomes. Evaluation of program outcomes is ongoing.
PY - 2026
SN - 1526-9523 (Print); 1526-9523
SP - 126
EP - 134+
ST - Safe Babies Safe Moms Women's and Infants' Services Perinatal Mental Health and Wellness Program: A Comprehensive Integrated Model for Prevention and Treatment
T1 - Safe Babies Safe Moms Women's and Infants' Services Perinatal Mental Health and Wellness Program: A Comprehensive Integrated Model for Prevention and Treatment
T2 - J Midwifery Womens Health
TI - Safe Babies Safe Moms Women's and Infants' Services Perinatal Mental Health and Wellness Program: A Comprehensive Integrated Model for Prevention and Treatment
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1111/jmwh.70053
VL - 71
VO - 1526-9523 (Print); 1526-9523
Y1 - 2026
ER -