Postpartum Society of Florida Inc.

Establish scheduled drop-in play, quiet & work hours for new moms at our headquartered office location at 1958 Prospect Street where moms can play with their babies, take a break and socialize with other moms, and/or work on their resume or business responsibilities out of the overwhelming home environment. *Budget-$200/month

Secure placement of PPSF original peer support (SISTER) book, FROM BUMP TO GRIND in 70% of all OB and Pediatrician offices in Sarasota & Manatee Counties in order to lend support to new mothers, raise awareness among clinicians, and spread the word about PPSF services.

Featuring local musician Zachary Johnson on acoustic guitar & PPSF Executive Director Sarah Workman Checcone on vocals, MiTunes(R) is a wholly original, innovative approach to Postpartum Stress & Distress awareness, prevention & bridge to treatment. MiTunes(R) includes 15 traditional children's melodies with lyrics tailored to Post-birth recovery and adjustment, plus two original PPDistress screening and treatment tunes, "You Are Not Alone" and "Fake it 'Til You Make It," with music and lyrics by Sarah and Zach.OUR GOAL: Distribute electronic copies of this collection to every mom in Sarasota & Manatee counties through our area hospitals, OB/Gyn offices, pediatricians, and other perinatal providers. The new moms will be able to scan a QR Code at any of these locations with their smart phones, and the code will take them to our MiTunes(R) web page where they can download the MiTunes(R) music and view complete information about our Peer Support resources as well as those of community partners in order to reduce isolation and escalation of postpartum stress & crisis, and improve maternal-infant outcomes in the first year.

Send one interested OB, one pediatrician, and one mental health professional from Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto and/or Charlotte Counties to the Postpartum Support International Provider Certification course (3-4 days) on scholarship.