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Alison Palmer, APRN, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC combines over 27 years of nursing experience as a bedside labor and delivery nurse, perinatal clinical nurse specialist, and dual-certified nurse practitioner in OBGYN and reproductive mental health.  In outpatient OBGYN practice, Alison addressed women’s mental health issues across the lifespan to complement her approach to caring for women’s needs in general health promotion, gynecological disorders, pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, perinatal loss, and the transition to menopause. 

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She has led initiatives to develop a Perinatal Emotional Support Program within Elliot Health System and received grant funding from the Endowment for Health to develop and implement standards of care for screening and treatment of perinatal mood disorders within a hospital-based health system.  Alison is on the board for the NH Chapter of Postpartum Support International, a member of AWHONN, and the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN).  She serves on the NH Maternal Mortality Review Committee and is an active member of the NH Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NHPQC). 

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As a strong advocate of women’s mental health, Alison completed the Patient-Family Partnership certification through “Momma’s Voices”, to articulate the lived experiences of mothers facing high risk perinatal complications. She hopes that the poignant personal and clinical journeys that she has witnessed will further illustrate the need to promote patient safety initiatives aimed at reducing maternal mortality, including deaths by intimate partner violence, overdose, and suicide.   Her roles in advocacy include work with the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, Mom Congress, and Postpartum Support International.

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Alison is the owner of Palmer Perinatal and Women's Wellness, PLLC where she channels her passion for innovative program development and evidence-based clinical training of healthcare providers to support the mental health of growing families.  She has been involved with perinatal collaborative care models as a psychiatric consultant.  Alison is honored to be a member of the integrated clinical team at Hope on Haven Hill where she provides psychiatric care for pregnant and parenting  patients seeking treatment and in recovery for substance use disorders.  

  • Women's mental health across the lifespan: adolescence, reproductive health, fertility, childbearing, perimenopause, menopause

  • Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

  • Miscarriage and perinatal loss

  • Relationship challenges

  • Life transitions 

  • Parenting stressors

  • Medical 

  • Professional nursing development

  • Gynecological conditions and psychiatric co-morbidities 

  • Stress Management

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

  • Grief, Loss, or Bereavement

EDUCATION


BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing – May 1997

  • Master’s of Science in Nursing – Women’s Health NP, May 2001


RIVIER UNIVERSITY, Nashua, NH
Post-Master’s certificate – Psychiatric-Mental Health NP, May 2014

Palmer Perinatal & Women's Wellness

Email: apalmer@palmerperinatal.com

Tel: 603-505-7559

Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm

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