Ep. 187: Mom-Strong Culture is Killing Postpartum with Mandy Major

Published: March 22, 2022, 10 a.m.

b'Mandy\\xa0Major\\xa0is on a mission to change how America handles the fourth trimester. After learning first-hand how little we support and inform new parents during postpartum, she left her 10+ year career in digital media to dedicate herself to birth work and closing the gap in postpartum care. Today, she\\u2019s a certified postpartum doula PCD(DONA), founder of virtual postpartum care company\\xa0Major\\xa0Care, and creator of the My Fourth app, the first daily tracker devoted to postpartum parents. She has been a spokesperson for Philips Avent and currently serves as the postpartum expert for BabyCenter\\u2019s medical advisory board. She holds a M.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and has written as a perinatal expert for HuffPost, Healthline, Motherly and more.\\nSocials\\nInstagram @DoulaMandy and @MajorCareDoulas\\nLinks\\nMy Fourth:\\xa0https://www.majorcaredoulas.com/my-fourth\\xa0\\nMomStrong culture article:\\xa0https://www.huffpost.com/entry/postpartum-support-mothers-united-states_n_60f42d83e4b01ba8eed7084b\\nCode for your community: LOUNGE30\\nDownload app with link above, head to Subscribe and enter the code for 1 free month of our doula texting plan/premium subscription.'