This project helps women who cannot afford postpartum care.

After experiencing traumatic childbirth, Kay Matthews set up a center equipped with counseling rooms and wellness clinics to help care for others after birth.

“My daughter was stillborn and no one had made a correlation between stillbirth and the mother’s mental health, so I wanted to create a space based not on birth outcomes, but on the birth experience,” said Matthews, founder of Shades of Blue.

The Shades of Blue office helps women access clothing, diapers, wipes, baby supplies and household items.

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In December 2021, a study by the University of Michigan Public Health found that 24% of pregnant and postpartum women reported unmet health care needs due to cost, and 60% reported unavailability of care that made them worry about paying bills.

Matthews said women come from all over Texas (more than 100 a week) to get help through support groups, counseling and wellness care.

Care at Shades of Blue remains free through grant funding, donations and a partnership with Avenue 360.

“We’re not talking about the postpartum period or the mother’s mental health and how it escalates from childhood blues to anxiety to postpartum depression. There are a lot of different steps that we can really help stop by doing little things that can make a big impact,” Matthews said.

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