Archive Articles about Pettaway Pursuit Foundation

PA Milk Depot Opens During World Breastfeeding Week

The World Breastfeeding Week theme this year was “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding,” so it’s fitting that our new Pennsylvania milk depot that opened August 2 does exactly that. We are thrilled to partner with Pettaway Pursuit Foundation to add this donor milk drop-off location to the services that this worthy community organization offers to families in the Delaware County area.

PPF Announces Grand Opening of Human Milk Depot

PA Milk Depot Opens During World Breastfeeding Week

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) announces the grand opening of a human milk depot, in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. The opening event will take place on Friday, August 2nd at 11:00 am as part of the Global Big Latch On event PPF will be hosting at their Lansdowne Headquarters, 11 Owen Ave., Lansdowne, PA 19050. The depot will be new addition to its PPF Lactation Station which currently offers a free monthly Breastfeeding Support Group and in-house Certified Lactation Counselors. Read more.

PPF Quarterly Newsletter - Vol. 2 Issue 2

PA Milk Depot Opens During World Breastfeeding Week

PPF Quarterly Newsletter - Vol. 2 Issue 2

Rooted in all things maternal health, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation continuously seeks to be advocates of anything that may positively impact pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences. Appropriately, the Delaware County Breastfeeding Coalition asked PPF to be a featured speaker at their Bringing Baby to Breast Conference. Being that the foundation’s very own Board Member, Shanna Williams, as the chairperson of the Delaware County Breastfeeding Coalition... Read more.

PPF Quarterly Newsletter - Vol. II Issue 1

PPF Revamps PAL for Parents Program in Collaboration with The Foundation for Delaware County

PPF Quarterly Newsletter - Vol. 2 Issue 2

With the launch of its brand-new headquarters, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) wanted to ensure the location be a hub for its surrounding communities. To set that initiative in motion, the Lansdowne-based organization began to offer free parenting classes to keep their community engaged. Always advocates of maternal health first, PPF are experts in identifying how to best serve the mother and infant. Its pioneer doula program, Doula By My Side (DBMS), allows mothers to experience a... Read more.

PPF Revamps PAL for Parents Program in Collaboration with The Foundation for Delaware County

A pioneer in marrying traditional doula services with managed care insurance plans, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) has always deemed it important to service mothers in any way they can. Due to the unique model of their Doula By My Side (DBMS) Program, PPF realized there was a large gap in who they can serve within their community. Appropriately, PPF opted to reintroduce its PAL for Parents (P4P) Program to offer free and affordable, evidence-based classes ... Read more

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation Monthly Newsletter - Vol.1

PPF Revamps PAL for Parents Program in Collaboration with The Foundation for Delaware County

After nearly 20 years of servicing both prenatal and postpartum needs of mothers from various backgrounds, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation has launched its headquarters on May 30, 2018. Operating out of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, the new location looks to serve as a central hub for its surrounding communities as well as its two other branches in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In addition, new classes and workshops will be available as an extension of the services previously provided. Read more.

PPF New Location Grand Opening – Open House

NNLM Awards PPF with Technology Grant for PA

PPF New Location Grand Opening – Open House

Yeadon, PA May 23, 2018 – After nearly 20 years of servicing both prenatal and postpartum needs of mothers from various backgrounds, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation will be launching its headquarters on May 30, 2018. Operating out of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, the new location looks to serve as a central hub for its surrounding communities as well as its two other branches in Massachusetts and Rhode... Read more.

NNLM Awards PPF with Technology Grant for MA

NNLM Awards PPF with Technology Grant for PA

PPF New Location Grand Opening – Open House

WORCESTER, MA --As the U.S. ranks 56th in the world for infant mortality, 6 deaths per 1,000 births; the City of Worcester has an average of 7 to 9 deaths per 1,000 births, which is higher than the Massachusetts rate of 5 deaths per 1,000. The Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) is a maternal health and family organization whose mission is to empower expectant, at-risk... Read more

NNLM Awards PPF with Technology Grant for PA

World-renowned Child-birth Educator to visit Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

YEADON, PA--As the U.S. ranks 56th in the world for infant mortality, 6 deaths per 1,000 births; Pennsylvania has 6.7 deaths per 1,000 births; while per the results by PHMC’s Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) research project, Delaware County has 9.6 deaths per 1,000 births. The Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) is headquartered in Delaware County as a maternal... Read more.

World-renowned Child-birth Educator to visit Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

Yeadon, PA September 30, 2016 – In collaboration with managed care agencies since 2007, the Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) has provided care for over 1,100 expectant and new mothers in select counties in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Their signature program, Doula By... Read more.

A doula may ease the way for expectant mothers

World-renowned Child-birth Educator to visit Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

A doula may ease the way for expectant mothers

OXFORD – Faith L. Amaro admits she “winged it” the first time she gave birth, and with less-than-happy results.

She couldn’t breastfeed her son, Noah, now 4, and post-partum depression settled in, she said. “I had a really bad experience with my first pregnancy,” said Mrs. Amaro, 25. “I was isolated and a... Read more.

Special assistance for at-risk mothers

World-renowned Child-birth Educator to visit Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

A doula may ease the way for expectant mothers

Health Partners recently incorporated the use of “doulas” in our ever evolving Baby Partners program in order to meet the specific needs and improve health outcomes for our members with high-risk pregnancies. These competent caregivers, trained and certified by Doulas of North America (DONA), are provided by Pettaway Pursuit Foundation, an exemplary agency with... Read more.

Overview

Amid the pandemic, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) has seen a sharp increase in the number of perinatal mental health cases. These cases are waiting an average of 12-16 weeks to be seen by a provider to assess these mental health needs. Once seen, they are often not receiving appropriate treatment with perinatal mental health certification being a specific training often not sought or received by providers. Additionally, providers evaluating the patients are not providing culturally congruent care, further complicating the treatment plan of the affected individual. PPF has made it a mission to impact this immensely important field with our Perinatal Strong program.

Social workers have the unique ability to provide social services from a systemic, social justice perspective. They have the ability to utilize both micro and macro-level skills to enhance the well-being of those they serve. However, as mentioned, there is a lack of consistent, adequate education in the arena of Perinatal mental health services, specifically providers that are trauma-informed and culturally aware. This program serves to enhance the well-being of PPF participants as well as create learning and ongoing licensure opportunities for future generalist and clinical practitioners dedicated to serving those with the most disparate Maternal- Infant Health outcomes. Our program will utilize Perinatal Mental Health certified LCSW’s and clinical level interns to facilitate the mental health care of women in their perinatal period with such needs.

PPF will use an evidence-based Perinatal Mental Health centering model, highlighting both one on one and group therapy. Options for both in-person and virtual telehealth will be available, making this program accessible for all. Our integrative approach will offer inclusive, knowledgeable, expert care for women and their families at a vulnerable time. Our Perinatal Strong program will balance Trauma-Informed Care with mindfulness practices providing a holistic and cohesive treatment plan. This specialized care will yield stronger, more successful families.

The Perinatal Strong program is a comprehensive mental health option directly targeting the inequities within the perinatal mental health field. Our data collection practices will serve to track these maternal mental health outcomes, proving value and worth in this integral program. The ability to offer such services to the socioeconomically compromised population we serve is groundbreaking and will greatly impact the lives of those supported by these efforts.

Eligibility & Enrollment

We are now accepting United Health Care Insurance (Optum Behavioral Network)!

We will be accepting other insurance soon!

FREE Counseling is available, please call 610-553-5481.

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