Postpartum psychiatric conditions can have profound effects on mothers, infants, and families, yet significant disparities in access to timely, culturally responsive, and quality mental healthcare persist. Recognizing and addressing these inequities is essential for healthcare professionals to ensure that every postpartum patient receives the support, treatment, and resources needed to promote healthy outcomes for both parent and child.

Palliative care enhances the quality of life for patients, their families, and caregivers dealing with challenges associated with life-threatening diseases. It is a bedrock of
the American healthcare system, as its structure is built on a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to provide relief of physical, psychological, and social suffering. There has been a steady growth in palliative care in the United States from 25% to 75% of hospitals with over 50 beds from 2000-2005. Despite this growth, there are still inequities seen with ethnic minorities and individuals with lower socioeconomic status systematically having the least palliative care infrastructure, while also receiving lower-quality palliative care even when services are available.