ADriane Nieves, Author at POSTPARTUM PROGRESS

Women of Color: Will You Tell Us About Your Postpartum Mental Health Experience?

Attention Warrior Moms of Color: Did you know Postpartum Progress wants to hear from you? We do! We are currently conducting a survey to find out how we can better support and serve women of color who are pregnant and new moms. Our goal with the survey is to gain...

Minority Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Survey

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Postpartum Progress is hard at work behind the scenes to improve our support and inclusion of minority and underserved women in our community outreach and engagement. While we often feature stories on the blog from mothers of color and offering Spanish versions of the...

How The VA Healthcare System Can Help Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans pt.2

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Yesterday I wrote part one of my experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs mental healthcare system as a pregnant mother and veteran, giving my initial suggestion as to how they can improve their quality of care. You can read it here, and the rest of my story...

One Way the VA Healthcare System Can Help Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans

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I’m what the Department of Veteran Affairs call a “100% service-connected OEF/OIF disabled veteran.” As such, I am entitled to a host of benefits, the most comprehensive being that of healthcare. When I first separated from the Air Force in 2006, I...

6 Ways You Can Be an Empowered Patient During Pregnancy When You Have Bipolar Disorder

by ADriane Nieves | 5 comments

When we found out I was pregnant (far sooner than we had planned), my husband and I decided right away that no matter what course of treatment we decided upon after speaking with my doctors, our number 1 priority was my mental health. Still absorbing the shock, I...