Who We Are: The 4th Trimester Project convenes new mothers, health care providers, researchers, public health professionals, community leaders, and other stakeholders from across the US to identify unmet postpartum health needs, build knowledge, and create solutions. The 4th Trimester Project is led by the interdisciplinary team of Dr. Sarah Verbiest, Dr. Alison Stuebe, Dr. Kristin Tully, Kimberly Harper, MSN, Elizabeth Soto, RN, Dr. Amelia Gibson and MANY others.
The 4thTrimester Project partners with The Jordan Institute for Families, bringing expertise on behavioral health, poverty, substance use, mental health and family systems to the project. The 4th Trimester team works closely with many different departments, schools, and disciplines the University.
Strategic partners: Our team has worked with many national partners, including the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Black Mamas Matter Alliance, National Birth Equity Collaborative, Sister Song, National Healthy Start Association, the March of Dimes, Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, La Leche League International, City MatCH, Zero to Three, MomsRising, and others.
Our Vision: In the months following birth, every woman receives the social, emotional, physical, and economic support she needs to successfully transition through the postpartum period and into her new identity. Health care systems, businesses, and society will value and respect women not only for what they bring to families, communities, and nations but also for who they are in and of themselves.
Our Mission: To transform the lived experience of the 4th Trimester through a national movement to spark real, sustained change for women and their families at individual, community, and national levels.
Contact: For additional information or to explore collaboration, please contact Dr. Sarah Verbiest at 919.843-2455 or sarahv@med.unc.edu or visit newmomhealth.com.
