Postpartum Support Resources in Delaware: A Guide for New Mothers and Postpartum People
Postpartum is one of the most significant transitions of your life, and navigating it without support is harder than it needs to be. The good news is that Delaware has a growing network of providers, organizations, and community programs specifically focused on supporting mothers after birth. The bad news is that most mothers do not find out about these resources until they are already struggling.
This guide is meant to change that. Find your people before you need them. Build your list before the storm hits.
Mental Health Support
Matricentric Health & Well Care — Delaware (in-person & virtual) Founded by Dawn Moore, a nurse midwife, Women's Health NP, and Reproductive Psychiatry NP with 14 years of clinical experience, Matricentric Health & Well Care offers gynecologic, maternal, and perinatal mental health services for women across Delaware. With triple board certification and four children of her own, Dawn brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to postpartum care. Services include postpartum mental health support, matrescence support, Integrative postpartum health care, and the Practically Prepared Postpartum program for families preparing for the postpartum period. matricentrichealthcare.com
Perinatal Prana / Josie's Grace — Newark, DE Founded by psychiatric nurse practitioner Anne DeCaire, Perinatal Prana is a nurse-led perinatal behavioral health practice in Newark focused on prevention and early support for maternal mental health. Josie's Grace is their free four-week postpartum stress program offering community-based nursing support for new mothers. It is free, community-based, and open to all new mothers. josiesgrace.com
Mother Current Psychiatry — Delaware & Maryland (virtual) Mother Current Psychiatry offers compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for women and mothers, both in person and online, serving Delaware and Maryland. They specialize in perinatal and reproductive mental health with a particular focus on birth story processing and the transition into parenthood. mothercurrentpsychiatry.com
Postnatal Support Advocates at Balanced Mind Journey — Middletown, DE Postnatal Support Advocates are maternal mental health professionals providing in-home, in-office, and telehealth counseling during the postpartum period, accepting Delaware Medicaid and most major insurance plans. They also partner with lactation consultants and postpartum doulas to offer wraparound support. balancedmindjourney.com
Christiana Center for Women's Emotional Wellness — Newark, DE A multidisciplinary program through ChristianaCare offering psychiatric, psychological, nursing, and social work support specifically for perinatal mood disorders. Located at Christiana Hospital.
Postpartum Support International — Delaware Chapter PSI offers free online support groups, a provider directory, and local resources. Their Delaware chapter connects mothers with trained volunteers and local providers. postpartum.net
Community & Peer Support
Matricentric Health & Well Care — Matrescence & Motherhood Support Group D facilitates an ongoing matrescence and motherhood support group for mothers navigating the identity shift of postpartum and beyond. This is one of the few spaces in Delaware explicitly designed around the concept of matrescence, the developmental transformation of becoming a mother. matricentrichealthcare.com
Black Mothers in Power — Wilmington, DE Black Mothers in Power is a Black women-centered and led organization focused on addressing disparities in maternal care for Black birthing people in Delaware, grounded in the reproductive justice framework. They offer a postpartum justice support program, doula training and certification, community organizing, and peer support. blackmothersinpower.org
Josie's Grace Community Program — Newark, DE In addition to their clinical services, Josie's Grace hosts community events including an annual Mother's Day 5K and participates in statewide maternal health awareness initiatives. Their mission is to deliver an accessible perinatal healing experience for the mental health of mothers and babies in the Newark community.
The Birth Center — Newark, DE The Birth Center is a longstanding community resource for birthing families in Delaware, offering midwifery care, birth services, and a connected community of providers and families. thebirthcenter.com
Postpartum Support International Online Groups PSI offers free, moderated online support groups covering more than 20 perinatal topics including postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, loss, and more. A good option for mothers who are not yet ready for in-person support or who cannot find local groups. postpartum.net
Lactation Support
Matricentric Health & Well Care — Delaware Matricentric Health & Well Care provides breastfeeding support and guidance as part of postpartum care, including help navigating feeding challenges, identifying lactation consultants, and supporting the physical and emotional experience of feeding your baby. matricentrichealthcare.com
Balanced Breastfeeding — Wilmington, DE Founded by IBCLC Katie Madden, Balanced Breastfeeding provides prenatal and postpartum lactation consultations for families learning to breastfeed, pump, and bottle feed. Katie has been working with new families for 18 years across hospital, birth center, and home settings. balancedbreastfeeding.com
Delaware Lactation A local lactation consulting service offering home visits and consultations across northern Delaware. Check their current availability and service area at their website. delawarelactation.com
Milk + Honey Lactation — Middletown, DE Milk + Honey Lactation provides compassionate, evidence-based breastfeeding support and infant feeding guidance, offering in-person support in Delaware and Maryland as well as virtual consultations. milkandhoneylactation.com
Pelvic Floor & Physical Recovery
Matricentric Health & Well Care — Delaware Postpartum physical recovery planning is a core part of care at Matricentric Health & Well Care, including referrals to pelvic floor PT, guidance on physical recovery timelines, and support for navigating your body after birth. matricentrichealthcare.com
PT for Women (Anne Duche) — Wilmington, DE A pelvic floor physical therapy practice specializing in women's health, prenatal, and postpartum care. One of Delaware's most established pelvic floor PT providers. pt-women.com
Lotus Physical Therapy — Middletown, Delaware Pelvic floor and women's health physical therapy serving the Delaware area. lotus-rehab.com
Gibbs Pelvic Health Physical Therapy — Newark, DE Specializing in pelvic health for prenatal and postpartum patients. gibbspelvichealthphysicaltherapy.org
Balanced Life Physical Therapy — Newark, DE . Offering pelvic floor and women's health physical therapy. balancedlife-pt.com
Pelvique PT- Pelvic floor PT for pregnant and postpartum people. pelviquept.com
BayHealth Pelvic Floor Therapy — Kent & Sussex Counties Pelvic floor therapy through BayHealth with locations in central and southern Delaware. A good option for mothers outside of New Castle County.
Prenatal & Postpartum Bodywork
Newark Prenatal Massage & Yoga — Newark, DE Offering prenatal massage, postnatal massage, and yoga for mothers during and after pregnancy. A valuable and often overlooked part of physical recovery support. newarkprenatalmassageandyoga.com
Birth & Postpartum Doulas
The Doula Den — Delaware Holistic doula services for Delaware families with a focus on culturally rooted birth advocacy, postpartum care, and breastfeeding support for women of color. thedouladen.net
Do Care Doula Foundation — Central Delaware Dedicated to holistically supporting families during pregnancy, birth, and beyond, with a focus on reducing maternal health disparities in underserved communities through compassionate care, advocacy, and access to resources. dedoulas.com
PIC Community Doula Program — Statewide A grant-funded community doula program covering all three counties of Delaware, focused on areas with identified health disparities for women and infants in communities of color. picofdel.org
A note from Matricentric Health & Well Care
Knowing these resources exist is the first step. Actually having them identified, contacted, and ready before your baby arrives is what changes your postpartum experience. That is exactly what we help you do in the Practically Prepared Postpartum program, building your personal support network while you still have the capacity to do it.
The live class is May 30. If you want to walk into postpartum with a real plan and the people to back it up, we would love to have you there.
Grab the free postpartum prep checklist here — or register for the May 30 class.
