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December 17, 2025

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Thank You for All Your Support This Year!
Listen to Part 2 of Annie’s Story: A Mother’s Journey From Crisis to Advocacy
Postpartum Patient Experience Survey
Complete TMaH Survey To Help Inform Next Phase
FASD Learning Opportunity Available
Upcoming Events
ACOG Perinatal Mental Health Tool Kit

Thank You for All Your Support This Year!

We are deeply grateful for the unwavering support of our community throughout 2026. Your encouragement has been instrumental in our growth and achievements this year. We’re looking forward to sharing even more events, resources, and new opportunities soon!

Listen to Part 2 of Annie’s Story: A Mother’s Journey From Crisis to Advocacy

When Annie woke from a coma after suffering an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE), no one sat down to explain what had happened or where her baby was. She spent five days not knowing if he had survived.

Part 2 of Annie’s story sheds light on the life-changing aftermath, the trauma, the recovery, and the advocacy she now leads to ensure others are not alone and to advance systemic change that supports all mothers after childbirth, physically and emotionally.

Listen to Annie’s Story

Postpartum Patient Experience Survey

MNPQC is currently collecting Postpartum Patient Experience Surveys on Navigating Perinatal Healthcare with Substance Use Disorder in Minnesota. We seek responses from individuals who have been pregnant in the past 5 years while using drugs or alcohol, though those who did not are also welcome. The anonymous survey takes 15-20 minutes to complete, and participants can receive a $20 gift card. Available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.

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Complete TMaH Survey To Help Inform Next Phase

The Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking input and experiences to support the next phase of the MN Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model design and VBP payment strategy. If you do not serve Hennepin County, they would appreciate you sharing the survey with those in your network who do.

Please complete this survey by Friday, December 19, 2025.

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FASD Learning Opportunity Available

Enroll in the SAFEST CHOICE National Learning Collaborative led by Boston Medical Center and Proof Alliance. Learn how to identify and care for individuals with possible or diagnosed FASD by participating in this free HRSA-funded virtual training.

SAFEST Choice National is currently enrolling physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, behavioral health specialists, and their teams who care for pediatric patients to participate in the next virtual training, which begins in February 2026. (Complimentary CE credit available!)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

February 27, 2026

2026 Optimal Outcomes: Perinatal, Reproductive, and Sexual Health Conference

Join for a transformative event focused on achieving optimal outcomes in perinatal, reproductive, and sexual health. This in-person conference take…

Resources

ACOG Perinatal Mental Health Tool Kit

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are among the most common complications during pregnancy and the first year postpartum, yet they are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, despite their impact on mothers, families, and birth outcomes. To support clinicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is sharing the Lifeline for Moms Perinatal Mental Health Tool Kit, which offers practical guidance, algorithms, and clinical insights to help identify and treat perinatal mental health conditions.
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Sagent Behavioral Health: Mother Baby Program

The Sagent’s, formerly known as Nystrom and Associates, Mother Baby Program addresses the variety of changes that motherhood can bring by providing a supportive and non-judgmental atmosphere where mothers will learn strategies for coping with postpartum depression and anxiety, develop skills to help them bond with their child/children, and learn ways to handle stressful situations. The goal of the program is to learn healthy ways of coping with these changes, in addition to discovering more about the birthing process and the hormonal fluctuations your body undergoes during pregnancy and after childbirth.
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