Perinatal Mental Health Services and Policy Program

Research Focused on Enhancing Health Outcomes during Pregnancy and Postpartum

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We are committed to conducting research to improve the health and functional outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum for people with mental health and substance use conditions. Dr. Kara Zivin and her team lead several interrelated studies that examine the impacts of federal and state behavioral health policy changes on clinical and economic outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum for parents and infants.

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Dr. Kara Zivin’s Perinatal Mental Health Services and Policy program team and collaborators at her recent book launch event

Dr. Zivin and her team at the launch event for her maternal mental health memoir Persevered in May 2026.

Dr. Kara Zivin and her team at the professorship installation for Dr. Zivin as the Marcia A. Valenstein, M.D., Collegiate Professor of Psychiatry, October 2022

2022 North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG) Annual Conference.

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Five Things You Should Know About Perinatal Mental Health

Dr. Kara Zivin reads from her memoir Persevered at the launch event at Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor

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Persevered: Maternal Mental Health Memoir

Dr. Kara Zivin’s maternal mental health memoir Persevered was published in May 2026.

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