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Connecting expectant and new parents with accessible support
while equipping the providers who care for them.
What We Offer
Free maternal wellness tools
The Canopie app provides free pregnancy and postpartum support, including mental health tools, expert-led classes, and 1:1 support from a doula or peer provider through text, phone, or online sessions. Click here to learn more.
For healthcare providers
Strengthen shared decision-making with the 2-hour, self-paced MOMs DECIDE training. Click here to learn more.
MOMs DECIDE Program
Want to feel more confident talking with your healthcare provider? MOMs DECIDE program helps you ask the questions that matter, share your concerns, and have meaningful conversations about your care and your baby’s health. Click here to learn more.
Community Events and Free Resources
Trainings and outreach across rural NJ. Click here for our calendar of events.
Free Resourses for moms: Click here
Current & Past Events
How Can MOMs DECIDE Help Moms?
MOMs DECIDE is a FREE, 30-minute educational program designed for pregnant and postpartum moms (up to 2 years after birth).
Through short, easy-to-follow videos, moms learn how to:
- Feel more confident asking questions about their health and their baby’s health.
- Communicate their concerns, needs, and preferences with healthcare providers.
- Understand their healthcare options and make informed decisions.
- Take an active role in their healthcare and feel empowered to speak up for themselves.
Why Participate?
By reviewing MOMs DECIDE, you can:
- Offer moms another resource: Learn about MOMs DECIDE, a FREE educational tool you can share with clients to support informed, confident healthcare decisions.
- Increase your visibility: Be featured on the Rutgers project website as a community resource.
- Explore future opportunities: Be considered for potential paid roles in future projects, as funding allows.
What Will You Need to Do?
Participation is simple and takes approximately 45 minutes:
- Register and provide consent (5–10 minutes).
- Watch the MOMs DECIDE videos (30 minutes).
- Share your feedback to help us improve the program for moms and families (5–10 minutes).
Interested in Learning More?
Click HERE to schedule a brief virtual appointment with our team!
We look forward to hearing your perspectives and working together to support moms in your community.
Organization:The Rutgers School of Health Professions (Maternal Wellness Solutions) featuring Canopie
Event Name: The Brain-Boob Connection
Presenters:
Abbey Stagliano, LCSW, Maternal Health Coach with Canopie and
Kay Epps, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, IBCLC is a registered nurse in labor & delivery, postpartum care, lactation support, and perinatal education.
Dates:
- August 4th, 11:45am-1pm
- August 11th, 11:45am-1pm
- August 18th, 11:45am-1pm
- August 25th, 11:45am-1pm
Event Location: On Zoom – please register below.
Description:
Breastfeeding is an all-consuming journey, especially in the first few months. Protecting your mental health not only improves your breastfeeding outcomes, but it can make your whole parenting experience a little easier. In this class, you’ll make a plan to set yourself up for success, and learn how to use clinically validated therapeutic techniques that may also boost milk production.
Registration Link: Register
Event Cost: Free
Organization: The Rutgers School of Health Professions (Maternal Wellness Solutions) featuring Inspira Health
Event Name: Speak Up, Mama: Ask a Perinatal Therapist
Presenter: Susan Gonzalez, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Co-founder of Inspira’s Perinatal Mental Health Services
Date: August 19th, 12pm-1pm
Event Location: On Zoom – please register below.
Description:
Join this webinar to learn simple ways to feel more confident communicating with your healthcare provider. You’ll learn how to ask the questions that matter, share your concerns, understand your options, and make informed decisions that support you and your baby during pregnancy and postpartum.
Registration Link: Register
Event Cost: Free
Organization: The Rutgers School of Health Professions (Maternal Wellness Solutions) featuring Canopie
Event Name: Spill the Tea, Meet a Doula: Ask the Questions You’ve Been Too Afraid to Ask
Dates:
- August 14th, 11:45am-1pm
- August 28th, 11:45am-1pm
Event Location: On Zoom – please register below.
Description:
Poop, pain, sex, breastfeeding, leaking, emotions, and everything no one talks about… let’s have a real conversation with a doula.
Registration Link: Register
Event Cost: Free
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