Age-old
empathies and lessons
Maternl
is dedicated to the human
dimensions of maternal and child
health care, to mothers and families
who have experienced infertility,
miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal
deaths and to all children lost through
global conflict and conflagration.
Maternl
is conscience, purpose and mission driven to address the unmet needs for all in need of comfort, healing and solace, in particular,
mothers and families who have experienced infertility, miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
Maternl
is an instrument to advocate,
heal, comfort and share by addressing maternal, newborn and child health needs and access to care through a unique and original portfolio of
poems, pre-natal tools, thoughts, a caring community for pregnancy and pregnancy loss and a personal / public forum ( Ephemeris Project )
for health professionals-primarily health professional students-to share thoughts on the human aspects of caring. Maternl acknowledges that
there remains inexorable suffering which accompanies tribulations not only from inevitable limits of new medical technologies but from pervasive
disparities which exist to deny all to have access to and to be recipient of one standard of care; disparities defined by the social determinants
of health, limited or no access to care, unconscious bias, lack of advocacy and "avoidance and dismissal rather than involvement and immersion".
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1. OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM-SELECT AND RECEIVE A PERSONALIZED POEM
2. JOIN AN ENDURING COMMUNITY FOR PREGNANCY AND NEWBORN LOSS
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to enhance
healing in today's complex
healthcare environment
Presented by
Michael R Berman MD MBI FACOG
December 08, 2023
Our Mission
Maternl is founded on a model of care I have practiced throughout my career; the use of language to help the grieving and healing process:
words we write, words we read, and words we say and hear to serve as an invaluable source of solace and hope. I believe our words are songs
from our hearts: "songs of hope and songs for hope. I have written and continue to write words and thoughts in letters of condolence when my
patients have experienced a pregnancy, newborn or infant loss and include a personalized, original poem which I either send to them and / or
at their memorial services / funerals. This program permts you to obtain a personalized, original poem to memorialize, honor or pay tribute. →
A place and community for comfort, empathy, support and hope if you should experience a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death including more original writings, poems, sharing and bereavement resources and excerpts from my book: Parenthood Lost . →
3. READ ORIGINAL POETRY AND WRITINGS
A selection from my collection of original poems writen for and dedicated to my patients to comfort at times of loss along with other essays, writings and thoughts. →
4. SEARCH A PORTFOLIO OF ORIGINAL POEMS BY KEY WORD
Search a selection of original poetry written throughout my career for my patients on the occaions of loss, hope and celebration. Many were read at memoria; and funeral services. →
5. PARTICIPATE IN THE EPHEMERIS PROJECT
Primarily for students, here you may contribute your thoughts as you learn and experience the human aspects of caring.
All information entered is anonymous unless you wish to identify your self in your comments.
You will also find current periodic additions to my portfolio of poems, essays, citations and other writings to further express philosphies, concerns and elations. →
6. GET CARE - "GET THE HEALTHCARE YOU DESERVE"
GetCare is a program to address disparities in access to pre-natal and women's health care by providing resources for prenatal care with dignity through advocacy. →
7. SEARCH A CURATED GLOBAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH DATABASE
This is a growing, searchable comprehensive database including current maternal, fetal,
newborn and infertility resources and news, centers for prenatal and women's healthcare,
references and resources for maternal and newborn health, healthcare social justice,
global healthcare, pregnancy and newborn loss, international support organizations and
a rich resource for healthcare quality and safety. →
8. READ OUR BLOG AND RECENT NEWS
A personal Blog shares newer poems, additional writings, thoughts and news about Maternal and Child Health. →
9. TAKE OUR TRUST SURVEY
Maternl is interested in understandng better how trust is established between the patient and the health care professional. Please consider taking this brief annonymous survey. →
The FULL MENU is a table of contents and complete sitemap of all programs and hyperlinks of Maternl. New programs, features and external links will be listed here for easy reference. →
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