WHO
Expecting and current parents, those navigating infertility, advocates, supporters, health providers, and mental health professionals. Anyone and everyone is welcome!
WHEN
Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 10:30am-12:30pm CST (11:30am-1:30pm EST).
WHERE
Virtual panel via Zoom
COST
Complimentary
Join our 2nd annual May Maternal Mental Health Panel– a conversation with perinatal professionals, patients, & advocates to discuss education around maternal health & mental health; common barriers birthing people face in their pregnancy- related journeys; how to help in trauma-informed ways; and where we go as a field from here.
Keynote Speaker
Kayleigh Summers
LCSW, PMH-C
The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast,
Psychotherapist, & AFE Survivor
Moderator
Olivia Verhulst
LMHC, PMH-C
Co-Founder of Maternal Trauma Support
Moderator
Anna Rodney
MaEd
Labor & Postpartum Doula,
Founder of Chicago
Family Doulas
Panelists:
Liz Gray, LCSW
Parent & Trauma Survivor
Raag Malhotra, PMH-C
Psychologist
Kara Kushnir, LCSW, PMH-C
Psychotherapist
Katie Prezas, IBCLC, PMH-C
Lactation Consultant
Dr. Dionne Middlebrooks, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Physical Therapist
Chelsea Derrico, CD, CPD, CCE
Doula
Dr. Roohi Jeelani, MD, FACOG
Reproductive Endocrinologist & Infertility Specialist
Melissa Brown, IMSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, WHNP-BC, PMH-C
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Event sponsors:
