This section includes resources pertaining to the postpartum period, from birth to 3 months. The postpartum experience is something that gets glazed over in our culture even though it’s so monumental. It’s an important period where deep healing and growing into a parent begins. It’s a big deal!

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Complementary & Non-Profit Resources

• Baby Wearing
  • Mile High Babywearing – 100% ran by volunteers, this non-profit helps mamas learn the ins and outs of baby wearing.
• Bereavement
  • Angel Eyes – Helps Colorado families cope with pregnancy, infant & toddler loss, while raising awareness and supporting research.
• Breastfeeding Support
  • Le Leche League – An international association that helps mothers to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement and education.
• Cesarean/VBAC Support
  • International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) – A non-profit that helps provide education, support & advocacy around cesareans birth.
• Financial Assistance
  • Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – Accessible health insurance for women & children.
  • Colorado Department of Education – Resource for parents with children who have exceptional education needs due to a disability or special need.
  • Office of Child Care – Supports low-income families by providing access to affordable early care and after school programs.
  • Women’s, Infants, and Children (WIC) – Provides nutrition education, healthcare referrals and supplemental foods for low-income mothers, infants and children (up to age 5).
• LGBTQ
  • The Center on Colfax – Provides a safe and welcoming space for LGBTQ families to connect.
• People of Color
  • Birth Equity Advocacy Project (BEAP) – A non-profit that advocates for equal access to quality prenatal and postnatal care for all families of color.
• Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Support International (PSI) – An international organization that provides education and support around postpartum depression & psychosis. They offer online support groups for not only postpartum, but also for Apoyo Perinatal (spanish speaking), Queer parents, birth moms, South-Asian moms, Black Mamas Matter, Dads, pregnancy, NICU, Military and pregnancy loss.
  • The Blue Dot Project – Raising awareness about Maternal Mental Health (MMH) disorders, this organization shares information and resources relating to postpartum anxiety and depression.
• Pregnancy Loss
  • Angel Eyes – Helps Colorado families cope with pregnancy, infant & toddler loss, while raising awareness and supporting research.Denver Share – Support group for pregnancy & infant loss.Pregnancy Testing & Services
• Pregnancy Testing & Services
  • Planned Parenthood – Provides testing, pregnancy planning services, prenatal services and more for those with or without health insurance.
• Special Needs: Developmental & Physical Disabilities
  • Autism Speaks – Promotes solutions for parents of children with Autism.
  • Parent to Parent USA – Connects parents of special needs children to free, accessible, emotional support.
  • Federation for Children with Special Needs – Provides support, education, training and workshops to parents of children with special needs.
  • Ability Connection Colorado – Facilitates individual development for children through family support and a nurturing environment; promoting social-emotional, cognitive, communicative and physical development.
  • Chanda Center for Health – Delivers integrative care, primary care and other complementary services to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs to individuals with physical disabilities.
  • Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition – Advocates for social justice for people (including children) with all types of disabilities.
  • Division for Developmental Disabilities (DDD) – Medicaid programs for individuals (including children) with a physical or developmental disability.
  • Early Intervention Colorado – Provides support and services to families with developmentally delayed or special needs children (birth – 3 years).
  • JFK Partners – A program of the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Colorado of Medicine, JFK conducts evidence-based interdisciplinary clinical care, education, research and community partnerships to enrich the lives of children, youth, and adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and special health care needs. 
  • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) – Strives to advance the health and well-being of infants, children and adults with birth defects.
  • PEAK Parent Center – Helps parents of children with disabilities learn how to become lifelong advocates for inclusion in school and the community.