Pennsylvania leaders to launch campaign regarding mental health of new mothers

Pennsylvania lawmakers are taking steps to improve the mental health of new mothers today officials announced a campaign to spread awareness an action uses Christy Leto joins us here in the studio with those details Christie maternal mental health conditions are considered a leading cause of pregnancy related deaths in Pennsylvania for women of color it's even higher and now more support is on the way for mothers as part of a new initiative called act 102 it directs the State Department of Health to create a public awareness campaign about the symptoms side effects and the treatment for perinatal and postpartum depression it's part of the PA Omnibus which was launched by the black maternal Health caucus to address the maternal mortality rate this afternoon physicians at Pennsylvania Hospital along with State leaders detailed how this will educate more families and new moms on the resources available and how this is treatable we're really excited that this bill is going to pave away for us to have additional resources and being able to screen them diagnose them and give them the resources they need is key to helping them be able to take care of themselves and their babies we need to normalize the conversation but also normalize how we help connect individuals to those resources that they need and doctors today say so often new parents and families focus on the child's well-being and making sure that they have everything need they need but part of that also includes paying attention to the birthing person and this bill addresses just that Rick all right christe thank you for the that