Mom & Mind Podcast | Postpartum | Birth | Pregnancy | Maternal Mental Health |

Caribbean Mothers and Perinatal Mental Health with Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter One of the important pieces of understanding perinatal mental health, is putting it in the context of culture, immigration and other socio-cultural factors. When we use the culture to inform healing, a depth of relief and understanding happens. Today we will learn a bit more… Today we have on Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter to discuss perinatal mental health from the lens of Caribbean mothers. As we have stated on previous episodes about culture, there are many different cultures within the Caribbean. So, this is not meant to be specific or prescriptive, rather it is information for us to keep in mind for pregnancy and postpartum. She talks about: *Broad cultural differences for Carribean Mothers *How immigration and length of time in the US impacts seeking help *Ways that Caribbean mothers may experience or express perinatal mental health difficulties *Ways to support mothers Dr. Flores-Carter Bio Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter received her BA in