Events

Supporting Mamas presents FROM THE ASHES, A short documentary Film by filmmaker, Theresa Fortune on November 6, 2021 6pm pacific time. The official virtual premiere of From the Ashes , a multidisciplinary narrative of a Black woman’s journey through postpartum depression and towards spiritual rebirth, will take place on Saturday November 6 at 6pm. Supporting Mamas is incredibly proud to co-host this free screening, which will feature a panel of mental health experts exploring the inequities...

Mark your calendars! Perinatal Services BC will be hosting the biennial Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Conference in conjunction with UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education. Innovation and equity: The foundation to quality perinatal care in 2020 This conference is hosted by Perinatal Services BC, a part of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It is an exciting meeting of the minds; an opportunity for health care professionals interested in the care of pregnant and postpartum...

Clinical Keynote: Pilyoung Kim, Ph.D. Motherhood and the Brain Pilyoung Kim, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the department of psychology and the Director of Family and Child Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Denver . She and her team investigate the roles of prenatal and postnatal exposure to poverty and stress in (1) neural adaptation to parenthood in new mothers and (2) brain development in infants and young children. Her primary research method is pediatric neuroimaging...