The 40-Day Project is a a virtual platform and curriculum created to support parents in the early postpartum period, a critical time for family health and adjustment. During the postpartum period, many new parents experience isolation, stress, and untreated mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression, often without structured support for self-care. Drawing inspiration from the traditional 40-day postpartum practice common in Latinx and other cultures, this project provides culturally responsive resources in Somali, English, and Spanish. Through its website, parents and providers can access five modules with educational materials, birth stories, videos, and handouts on postpartum wellness, social connection, and self-care. A curriculum in Spanish and Somali has been piloted and is available to helping parents feel supported. To date, two cohorts have implemented; one in Spanish in Dodge Center, and one in Somali in Bloomington.  

Learn more about this curriculum and how it is supporting mental wellbeing.