Bitterroot Doula Collective

10/17/2026

Our Amá Bidziil (Strong Mothers) Team is hiring! We are looking for a Research Program Assistant / Maternal Health Coach.
📍Based in Tuba City, Arizona
🕛 Full-Time Position
💰 $35K - $45K (DOE)

If interested, email Maria Welch [email protected]. We would love to have you join our Center Staff!

10/16/2026

A Columbia City space that has served mothers and babies for decades has a new chapter ahead.

Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services plans to open a Native-owned birth center in 2028. Founding Executive Director Camie Goldhammer explains how the organization supports Indigenous moms through culturally rooted care, financial support, and community connection.

Yuko Kodama chats with Goldhammer in our latest Q&A: https://buff.ly/cW8jjT5

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10/15/2026

10/13/2026

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day. Data show that 14.0% to 29.7% of Indigenous birthing people experience postpartum depression, compared to 12.5% of the general U.S. population.

On the Health Affairs podcast, Amy Stiffarm, PhD, MPH, shares key insights and recommendations on developing culturally competent maternal mental health resources and programs for Indigenous communities.

🔗 Listen to the podcast: https://hubs.la/Q04zWyWp0

10/11/2026

Join the Developing Brain Institute's next Perinatal Mental Health Training session on childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

Continuing education credit for attending the Developing Brain Institute's Perinatal Mental Health training sessions is available for social workers, physicians and psychologists.

Register her: https://hubs.la/Q04zjyGb0

10/10/2026

Today is National Depression Screening Day ✅

Since perinatal mental health disorders are the most common complication of childbirth but they are underreported, underdiagnosed, and under-treated, PSI recommends universal screening for prenatal or postpartum mental health disorders in the OB, primary care, and pediatric settings.

💬 Were you screened for depression or anxiety during your pregnancy or postpartum?

➡️ Learn more about PSI's recommendations for screenings: https://loom.ly/gCXskmo

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

The placenta is a remarkable organ, performing an extraordinary range of duties for the fetus. It does the work of the lungs, gut, liver, and kidneys, while helping the mother’s body adapt dynamically to the changes of pregnancy. But the placenta’s significance may also extend beyond pregnancy; research into its cellular growth could bear key insights into life-threatening conditions like cancer: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-placenta-is-more-powerful-and-more-mysterious-than-you-think/

10/08/2026

Studies suggest that breastfeeding may be associated with a reduced risk of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, determining causality is challenging because potential confounders, including genetic predisposition, may influence this relationship. We prospectively exam...