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Welcome to the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers

NAPSW is a community of perinatal social workers sharing a knowledge base of striving for excellence in practice for the benefit of families around the time of birth.

We are a Network of Perinatal Social Workers

For the members of NAPSW, the power of networking is important, not only for information sharing, but also for professional and personal support.

Every Baby, Every Family.... Supported With Competent and Compassionate Care

NAPSW promotes and supports excellence in perinatal social work in order to maximize healthy outcomes for babies and their families.

Making our Mark

NAPSW presents a clinical conference every year. NAPSW supports the unique expertise of perinatal social workers and facilitates communication among this outstanding group of professionals.

Participate in NAPSW's Perinatal Partners Program

The Perinatal Partners Program facilitates the professional growth and development of perinatal social workers through informal relationships between members of NAPSW.

Every baby, every family supported with competent and compassionate care

The NAPSW is a group of social workers who help individuals, families, and communities respond to psychosocial issues that emerge during the period from pre-pregnancy through an infants first year of life

Statement from NAPSW Board of Directors

As the dust settles following the 2024 presidential election, we would like to re-affirm NAPSW's commitment to the following:

NAPSW will steadfastly continue to advocate and fight for the rights of all birthing people. This includes the right to bodily autonomy, the right to privacy in healthcare, the right to IVF treatment, and most importantly, the right to abortion care. Despite the outcome of this or any other election, NAPSW will continue to stand with all women and birthing people, to decide what is best for their own bodies and their own lives.

Thank you for partnering with us and for standing with the most vulnerable among us.

Advocacy

Want to make change and advocate? NAPSW has the tools to support you.

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Join Today

Explore the benefits of joining NAPSW today.

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Conference

NAPSW presents a clinical conference every year typically end of April/early May.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

Award for Excellence - Nominations Open

NAPSW established the Award for Excellence in Peri...

Jan

Advochats

Our Advocacy Committee is pleased to host this opp...

Recent News

NAPSW Summer 2025 Forum Is Here!

In this issue:
From the President
Summary of Annual Board Meeting
NAPSW Standards
... an...

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline has been changed. It is now:
1-833-TLC-MAMA
(1-833...

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 VIRTUAL conference! We look forward to seeing everyone in person in Nashville TN April 15-18, 2026! Watch our conference page for more information.

NAPSW thanks our 2025 Conference Sponsors for their generosity, be sure to click on their logos to learn more!

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NAPSW Forum

After thoughtful deliberation, the NAPSW Board of Directors voted to expand access to all current and past issues of the NAPSW Forum - these publications are now available electronically to everyone! Click here to read the current issue!

Award for Excellence

NAPSW established the Award for Excellence in Perinatal Social Work in 1988 to recognize a member for outstanding clinical achievement in the field of perinatal social work as well as contributions to NAPSW. Our 2025 recipient was Mickey Sperlich, PhD, MSW, MA, CPM, FNAP. Visit our Award for Excellence page to learn more about Dr. Sperlich and our past recipients.