About Maternal Mental Health Report hosted by Jawspeaksdigital
Maternal Mental Health Report – Hosted by Jawspeaksdigital
A digital podcast for providers working to improve maternal mental health outcomes. Hosted by Jessica Walker, this series delivers real stories, expert insights, and actionable tools to help you better serve moms—especially in Black and Brown communities.
Designed for those on the front lines of care.
Can We Fix Black Maternal Mental Health? Accountability & Research - Dr. Brittany Chambers-Butcher
The real question here is Can We Fix Black Maternal Mental Health? Research, Racism & Accountability
In this episode, host Jessica Walker of Founder of Be Mom Aware sits down with Dr. Brittany Chambers-Butcher — an epidemiologist at UC Davis and NIH grant recipient who has spent her career asking the question nobody in healthcare wants to answer: why are Black women still being failed in the birthing room?
In this episode, Dr. Chambers-Butcher breaks down the EMBRACE study — a community-based research project comparing group prenatal care to traditional individual care for Black women in Fresno — and what the data is revealing about racism, mental health, and birth outcomes.
We get into how racial bias shows up in prenatal appointments, why current depression and anxiety screening tools don't account for what Black women actually experience, and why there is still no funding for preconception care when we know it matters.
She also talks about what managed care plans are getting wrong, why community trust can't be bought — only earned — and the one simple thing any provider, family member, or community leader can do right now to support Black birthing people.
This episode is for the researchers, the providers, the advocates, and every Black woman who has ever walked into a healthcare setting and felt invisible.
This isn’t just about awareness—it’s about accountability and change.
Connect with Jessica:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maternalhealthspeaker (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/maternalhealthspeaker)TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maternalhealthspeaker (https://www.tiktok.com/@maternalhealthspeaker)Email: Podcast@jawspeaksdigital.com
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28 Jun 2025
Breaking the Silence: The Urgent Need for Perinatal Mental Health Training
Elyse Springer, a marriage and family therapist, discusses the urgent need for perinatal mental health training and systemic change to better support new parents, highlighting the importance of awareness and comprehensive family support in this interview with Jessica.
11 May 2025
Maternal Mental Health Equity & The Embrace Study with Shanell Williams
Shanell Williams discusses the Embrace Study, a community-led initiative that addresses maternal mental health equity for Black mothers by focusing on lived experiences and systemic change in this interview.
18 Apr 2021
Maternal Health Report - Lakeisha C-section Birth
Lakeisha shares her traumatic C-section birth experience and discusses the significant impact on her maternal health in this interview with Jawspeaksdigital.
17 Apr 2021
Maternal Health Report with Natalie - PPD, Anxiety and Depression
Natalie Nicole shares her personal experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety after childbirth and advocates for improved maternal mental health support for Black women in this interview.
16 Apr 2021
Maternal Health Report - VBAC After C-section with Kaesha Jackson
Kaesha Jackson shares her experience and advocacy for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) after having two C-sections, highlighting the importance of finding supportive healthcare for mothers, in an interview with Jawspeaksdigital.
14 Apr 2021
Maternal Health Report - Doulas with Linda Jones
Linda Jones discusses the essential role of doulas, the impact of racism on Black mothers' birthing experiences, and the importance of women listening to their bodies during childbirth in this interview.
13 Apr 2021
EP 2 Frontline Doulas - Doula In action with Khefri Riley & Sayida Peprah
Doulas Khefri Riley and Sayida Peprah discuss the origins and critical importance of Frontline Doulas in supporting Black birthing families during an interview on perinatal health.
14 Jan 2020
Why I started the Maternal Health Report Podcast
The Maternal Mental Health Report podcast explores the need for better OBGYN care, insurance solutions, doula support, and C-section alternatives for maternal health.
Who has been a guest on Maternal Mental Health Report hosted by Jawspeaksdigital
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Elyse Springer
Shanell Williams
Lakeisha
Natalie Nicole
Kaesha Jackson
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