Meeting recap - November 14th, 2017

​Welcome & Introductions
   Thanks to the 11 participants who attended this meeting!

News & Resource Sharing

• Postpartum Support International 2-day PMAD Training -- to be offered at Sinai in 2018!

    Thursday, August 9th & Friday, August 10th. Registration details will be sent out via google group.

• Women’s Mood Disorders Center “Cocktails & Conversation”

    Tuesday, November 28th at 5:30pm
    Johns Hopkins Mason Hall  - 3101 Wyman Park Drive  Baltimore, MD 21218
    For more info or to RSVP, call (410) 955-8157.

• Update about The Postpartum Project Directory:  https://www.postpartumproject.com/

    A multidisciplinary community of postpartum specialists. Searchable DIRECTORY (w/ listings providers update themselves),   
   blog articles, etc.  Sara in-conversation with founders about next steps for growing a sustainable site that is useful for Baltimore
   (they need paying providers to sustain their business, but enough providers listed to bring moms to the site and demonstrate
   usefulness locally).  Stay tuned.

• Birth Story Brave: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Childbirth Experience, by Emily Souder.  

   This is a new book offering, written by a Study Group participant!  It’s currently available as an e-book on Amazon; will be     
   released in print in coming weeks.  Yay Emily!

• Shantell Roberts - Former Safe Sleep Coordinator for HCAM/ B’more Healthy Babies

    Founder and Director of Touching Young Lives, Inc:  https://www.theimpactfulsolution.net/
    Awarded $25,000 grant in Spring 2017, thru Johns Hopkins Social  Innovation Lab
    News story at:  http://foxbaltimore.com/news/cover-story/why-put-baltimores-babies-in-a-cardboard-box


2018 Planning
Tentative daytime meeting dates/ times for 2018 are:

• Tuesday, February 27th       4:00 - 5:30 pm
• Monday, May 14th           8:30 - 10:00 am
• Thursday, September 13th       12noon - 1:30 pm
• Thursday, November 29th    3:30 - 5:00 pm    

Please mark your calendars!  
Also feel free to share suggestions re:  topics, speakers, schedule changes/ additions, etc.

Presentation & Discussion    
Presentation by special guest Samantha DuFlo, PT, DPT
    “The Postpartum Body:  A Pelvic Physical Therapist's perspective”

                                                                        Hope to see you in 2018!