Pregnancy and Postpartum Resources

There is no single path to pregnancy, parenthood, or building a family. You may be trying to conceive, currently pregnant, adjusting after birth, navigating infertility, grieving a pregnancy or infant loss, pursuing adoption or foster care, or finding your way through another path to parenthood. Each of these experiences can bring its own mix of emotions, transitions, questions, and challenges.

Whatever your journey looks like, having access to compassionate and affirming support matters, and Twin Roots Therapy is here to do just that. Maryland offers a variety of organizations and programs that provide mental health care, reproductive and maternal health services, grief support, parenting resources, adoption and foster care support, and opportunities for connection. We’ve gathered several resources below to help you find the support that fits your needs.

Maryland Resources

1. Postpartum Support International - Maryland
   Visit PSI Maryland

   Postpartum Support International’s Maryland chapter connects individuals and families with perinatal mental health resources, support groups, trained providers, and peer support. PSI supports a wide range of experiences surrounding pregnancy and parenthood, including pregnancy and postpartum mental health concerns, pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma, and adjustment to parenthood.

2. The Womb Room
   Visit The Womb Room

   The Womb Room isa Baltimore-based wellness and support center for individuals and families navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. Services include individual and group therapy, birth and postpartum doulas, lactation support, childbirth and parenting education, support groups, prenatal and postpartum yoga, massage, and other community-based services designed to help families feel supported throughout their journey.
   

3. JHU Reproductive Mental Health Center
   Visit the Johns Hopkins Reproductive Mental Health Center

   Located in Baltimore, the Johns Hopkins Reproductive Mental Health Center provides specialized psychiatric evaluation and treatment related to reproductive transitions. Services include support for individuals preparing for pregnancy, undergoing infertility treatment, experiencing mental health concerns during pregnancy, or navigating the postpartum period.

4. University of Maryland HOPE Center for Pregnancy Loss
   Visit the HOPE Center

   The HOPE Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center provides specialized support for individuals and families who have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss or miscarriage. Its multidisciplinary team addresses both the medical aspects of recurrent loss and the emotional support individuals and loved ones may need while navigating grief and future reproductive decisions.

5. Healthy New Moms
   Visit Healthy New Moms

   Healthy New Moms is a Maryland maternal mental health initiative through the Mental Health Association of Maryland. The program provides education and resources related to emotional wellness during pregnancy and the postpartum period, including information about perinatal depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns.

6. HALO Maryland
   Visit HALO Maryland

   HALO Maryland is a statewide grief support and outreach program for Maryland families who have experienced pregnancy, infant, or child loss. Services include grief support groups, peer mentorship, family navigation, memorial opportunities, and referrals for individual and family support.

7. Stillborn and Infant Loss Support
   Visit SAILS

   Based in Laurel, MD and serving families throughout Maryland, Stillborn and Infant Loss Support provides resources for individuals and families affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. The organization focuses on emotional well-being, grief support, education, and practical assistance; financial assistance for certain funeral and memorial expenses is also available to eligible families in the Baltimore-Washington region.

8. The HOPE Project - Baltimore
   Visit The HOPE Project

   The HOPE Project provides grief support for people who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy loss, or infant loss. Through Healthy Babies Baltimore, services include the Still A Mom support group, home visiting support, grief programming, and opportunities to connect with others who understand the experience of loss.

9. Paths for Families
   Visit Paths for Families

   Paths for Families supports families formed through adoption, foster care, kinship care, and guardianship throughout Maryland and the surrounding region. Services include adoption assistance, counseling, parent support, education, trauma-informed family services, and post-adoption support for children and families.

10. Maryland Resources for Expecting and New Parents
    Explore Maryland's Parent Resources

    Maryland’s statewide resource hub connects expecting and new families with information about health insurance, prenatal care, nutrition, doulas, child care, financial assistance, pregnancy support, and other family services. Resources are available for parents and caregivers, recognizing that families can take many different forms.

Family-building and reproductive experiences can be joyful, complicated, painful, hopeful, or many of these things at once. Whether you are preparing for parenthood, adjusting to a new role, navigating fertility challenges, grieving a loss, growing your family through adoption or fostering, or simply trying to determine what comes next, you deserve support that recognizes your individual experience.

At Twin Roots Therapy, our therapists provide compassionate mental health support through life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, relationship changes, identity shifts, and the emotional complexities that can accompany pregnancy and different paths to parenthood. Contact our team to learn more about how we can support you.