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Hear our Chief of Staff Yanti Turang discuss maternal health, pregnancy and postpartum care, and her advocacy for mothers and children. We’re lucky you have Yanti on our team!

Tune into Nest Founder & CEO, Rebekah E. Gee MD MPH, on Baton Rouge NPR, WRKF, with Jim Engster this morning. Dr. Gee covers the importance of family-based care in Louisiana, how politicians and policy impacts care for mothers and their children, and what a solution like Nest means for families in Louisiana and beyond. Dr. Gee also hints at our upcoming expansion plans. Thanks for having us, Jim! bit.ly/3A3G0Yg

An important reminder from Nest's Mental Health Specialist, Patrice Hammond, LCSW on this #WorldMentalHealthDay: Take a moment today to prioritize mental health. Be kind. A small act of compassion can make the world of difference to someone struggling. Take care of yourself too. It's okay to step back, recharge, and practice self-care.

It's #ChildHealthDay today. At Nest, we deeply believe that supporting health at the earliest stages in life is the key to building healthier future generations. It is unacceptable that so many children in our country are not receiving the care they need to thrive. Care that includes parents and caregivers every step of the way. Fundamental medical care like well visits, but also mental health check-ins to address the whole person. Care designed for the whole family as a unit. Care with no barriers making it easy for families to stay healthy. Care that addresses generational health. This is what every child deserves. This is what we're building at Nest. ✨

We're so grateful for the early support and partnership of 8VC.

This morning during our New Orleans weekly clinical team meeting, Round Robin, we took a few moments to recognize Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month. Louisiana, Nest's home base and first market, unfortunately leads the nation in the worst maternity and infant health outcomes. We know that so many of these losses are preventable with better quality care. As our Louisiana General Manager Bernadette Vincent shared, "this is the kind of leader we don't want to be." For this #InfancyandPregnancyLossAwarenessMonth, we're sharing a few words of guidance from our very own mental health specialist, Patrice Hammond, LCSW. "Infancy and pregnancy loss in an incredibly painful and overwhelming journey. Allow yourself to grieve. Feelings of sadness, anger, confusion, and numbness are all natural responses. Seek emotional support. Consider talking to a therapist or joining an online support group. Explore ways to memorialize your child. This can be done through a personal ritual, creating memory box, or participating in a remembrance event. Know that healing takes time. Be patient with yourself as there is no set time for when you "should" feel better." Our hearts and thoughts are with those who are suffering from this loss.

Nothing beats a happy patient. Shout out to our New Orleans team who makes our patients feel comfortable and heard every day in every interaction. P.S., we agree: Doctor Brown is the best.