02/23/2019
Thank you @postpartum support of Virginia for the list of amazing apps for new moms including ones for incorporating mindfulness and lactation and mental health support. Check out the information below from this wonderful organization and download today!
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http://babieshelpmommies.com/
Babies Help Mommies is a FREE wellness app developed by a cardiologist and mother of three for postpartum mothers. This app’s mission is to help women live healthier, happier lives. It includes PPD screenings, articles, mood calendar, contact information for Postpartum Support International, special date reminders, calorie-burning tracker for all the feedings and other work moms do on a daily basis, and more. It highlights how making positive choices can lower a woman's risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer while boosting both physical and mental wellbeing during this rewarding but challenging time.
https://www.matriarcapp.com/
Matriarc helps women recover from childbirth with a series of targeted exercise sequences, meditation series, and educational information. This app helps women rehabilitate their new bodies, calm their minds, relieve stress, and restore energy levels. Matriarc teaches the fundamental techniques for safe physical fitness and mindfulness, along with important nutritional, medical, and educational information.
https://motherfulapp.com/
Motherful focuses on new mothers’ mental health by incorporating mindfulness with the goal of bringing peace and presence into daily life. Motherful uses a short, daily ritual, which can be completed in about 5 minutes, that includes gratitude journaling, brief guided meditations, and daily mantras. These mindfulness approaches can help release some of the overwhelm and stress that many new mothers face.
https://www.pacify.com/
Pacify provides members with unlimited video calls with maternal and pediatric experts for parents, including 24/7 access to certified lactation consultants who are trained to help new parents make informed decision related to breastfeeding and infant nutrition. Pacify is dedicated to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services in both English and Spanish and has greatly-reduced fees and special programs for WIC families.
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And here are a few apps and resources with information about medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding
LactMed is part of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®) and 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, are fully referenced, and are updated monthly. A peer review panel reviews the data to assure scientific validity and currency.
MOTHERISK provides up-to-date information about the risk and safety of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding including prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbal products, chemicals, radiation, chronic diseases, infections, and occupational and environmental exposures.
REPROTOX contains summaries on the effects of medications, chemicals, biologics, and physical agents on pregnancy, reproduction, lactation, and development. REPROTOX® was developed as an adjunct information source for clinicians, scientists, and government agencies and contains information about fertility, pregnancy, lactation, and neonatal development; clinical, experimental, animal, and in vitro studies; concise, up-dated, comprehensive summaries of the scientific literature for over 5,000 agents and exposures.
TREATING FOR TWO is a program from the Centers for Disease Control that aims to improve the health of women and babies by identifying the safest treatment options for common conditions before, during, and after pregnancy. CDC is committed to working with its partners and the public to understand and communicate the safety of medicines by providing evidence-based guidance on safer medication use during pregnancy and provide products to support shared decision making among women and healthcare professionals.
NOTE: Mothers should not rely on these resources alone but should discuss all medications and treatment options with their healthcare providers.
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Babies Help Mommies is a free app that helps moms live happier, healthier lives! From learning how to be more active with your baby, to creating fun memories together, to improving your overall health and fitness, Babies Help Mommies provides motivational feedback on the great things you do everyday...
Psychotherapy for Adult Women, Adolescent Girls and Parents
