Sarah Weaver saw a gap in services for parents after child birth during her work as a nurse in Saint John. She noticed the struggles some people had after traumatic birth experiences, which inspired her to begin training to offer specialized mental health services.
New service available in Saint John, Sussex, St. Stephen areas
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Feb 28, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Urquhart Program has started offering specialized mental health services to parents before, during and after child birth. (Urquhart Program/Facebook)
A new program in Saint John aims to help parents cope with mental health struggles that stem from experiences before, during and after child birth.
It’s called the Urquhart Program, and its founder said it will especially benefit parents during the perinatal period, which extends months after child birth.
Sarah Weaver, who launched the program in January, noticed the perinatal period is tough for parents who experienced a traumatic birth.
“Parents tend to feel a lot of guilt. So we see like a lot of those, you know, ‘I should have done this,
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