A smiling woman with braided hair and earrings holding a young child, both enjoying ice cream cones, against a warm-toned background.

The

Whole Mama

Care Model

A stylized, minimalist illustration of a pretzel in a light brown color on a black background.

A whole-person approach to maternal perinatal mental health.


The Whole Mama Care Model integrates clinical care, community support, workforce development, data innovation, and systems change to meet mamas and birthing people where they are and support them throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

Our Six Pillars of Care

Six integrated pillars working together to create lasting change for mamas, birthing people, and families.

  • Therapy Access

    Free, culturally responsive perinatal mental health therapy for mamas and birthing people.

  • In-Home Postpartum Care

    In-home therapy with doula accompaniment during the critical first 6 weeks.

  • Relationship Support

    Therapy and education to strengthen relationships and family well-being.

  • Peer and Community Support

    Virtual peer support groups and community connection for shared healing.

  • Workforce Development

    Training and placing the next generation of perinatal mental health professionals.

  • Innovation and Data

    Integrating biometric data and biomarkers to advance personalized, evidence-based care.

Two women hugging, smiling, with one wearing glasses and the other with curly hair, in a bright indoor setting.
A stylized illustration of a heart outline in muted brown color on a black background.

Support for Mamas

You do not have to navigate this season alone. We are here to support your mental health and well-being every step of the way.

A person comforting an elderly woman by holding her hand, with a glass of water and a pen on the table nearby.
Illustration of a stylized heart-shaped pretzel in light brown color.

For Providers

Join us in transforming perinatal mental health care for mamas and birthing people.

Become part of our provider network, access tools and training, and help expand culturally responsive care in your community.

Perinatal Mental Health Working Group

A collaborative of clinicians, community leaders, researchers, and advocates working together to remove barriers and improve outcomes for mamas, birthing people, and families.

✔ Share expertise and lived experience

✔ Inform programs and policy

✔ Improve access and quality of care

✔ Advance equity in perinatal mental health

Group of diverse women gathered around a table for a meeting or event, smiling at the camera, with posters of women and children in the background.

Looking for providers passionate about advancing maternal perinatal mental health

✔ Clinicians

✔ Birth workers

✔ Researchers

✔ Community partners

✔ Students and trainees

Clinical Advisory Board

Guided by experts. Grounded in community.

Our Clinical Advisory Board provides strategic guidance to ensure our programs are evidence-based, culturally responsive, and rooted in the needs of the communities we serve.

Close-up of a smiling Black woman with long dreadlocks and earrings, taken outdoors with natural light.

Dr. Sinmi Bamgbose
Reproductive Psychiatrist
Ìtùnú Psychiatry

A woman with dark skin, shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a white shirt and earrings, smiling at the camera, with a brown business-casual background.

Dr. Kortney James
Nurse scientist, policy researcher, clinician
RAND Corporation

Headshot of a woman with short curly hair smiling, wearing a purple blazer and white shirt against a plain background.

Dr. Celeste Poe, PMH-C
Psychologist, Clinical Assistant Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Teri Davis
Psychologist
The Amani Project

Dr. Jaih Craddock
Executive Director & Co-Founder
BGMHF

Dr. Chyna Hill
Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer
BGMHF

Breea Wainwright
Co-Founder & Director of Clinical Services
BGMHF