Bloom After 🌸

Bloom After is a postpartum depression support and care platform designed to provide Nigerian mothers and caregivers with trusted information, verified care directories, and moderated community experiences.

This project is being developed as part of the Tabî Project by the TEE Foundation for International Women’s Day 2026.

The platform prioritizes safety, empathy, accessibility, and responsible maternal mental health support.

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Mission

Bloom After aims to:

• Provide clinically grounded postpartum depression information
• Help mothers find verified clinics and specialists
• Share moderated community recovery stories
• Maintain a calm, accessible, stigma-free digital experience

All contributions must reflect empathy, safety, and clinical responsibility.

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Platform Features

Bloom After includes:

• Educational Resource Hub
• Clinic Finder with map view
• Specialist Directory
• Community Stories Library
• NGO Support Directory
• Media and Podcast Directory
• Admin Moderation Dashboard

The platform is designed to be mobile-first and accessible on low-end Android devices, ensuring accessibility across Nigeria.

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Important Links

• Live Site: Bloom After
• Contribution Guidelines: View Document
• Team Members' Articles: View Document
• Design Documentation: View Document
• Technical Requirements Document (TRD): View Document

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System Architecture

Bloom After follows a layered architecture.

Layer	Responsibility
Frontend	HTML, CSS, and modular JavaScript UI
Backend API	Node.js + Express API handling business logic
Database	PostgreSQL via Supabase
CMS	Strapi for editorial content management
File Storage	Cloudinary or Supabase Storage

Flow

User → Frontend → Backend API → Database → JSON Response

The frontend is hosted on Netlify, while the backend API runs on Render or Railway.

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Changelog

PRD Update — 10th March, 2026

Changed by: Nanji Lakan

What Changed:

• The Resource Hub now groups additional content types, including curated media resources.
• The Clinic Finder now incorporates specialist profiles within the same directory.
• Crisis Support and Helpline Access was introduced as a dedicated feature.
• Platform Capabilities (search and location services) were separated from core features.
• The Admin and Moderation section was expanded to better describe moderation workflows and content management responsibilities.

Why It Changed:
The intention is to make the PRD clearer, more logically structured, and better aligned with how the MVP will function. These updates are highlighted in yellow in the document titled Bloom After PRD 2.0 on Drive.

Impact on Other Components:
The Resource Hub now has a dedicated media section to make up for removing the media.

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Technology Stack

Frontend

• HTML
• CSS (mobile-first responsive design)
• Vanilla JavaScript

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• Supabase (PostgreSQL)

Additional Services

• Strapi CMS
• Cloudinary (media storage)
• Leaflet.js + OpenStreetMap (maps)
• Browser Geolocation API

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Repository Structure

/bloom-after
  /client          # frontend
  /server          # backend API
  /scripts         # seed scripts and helpers
  README.md
  CONTRIBUTING.md

Frontend Structure

/client
  /assets
  /css
  /js
  /pages

Backend Structure

/server
  /routes
  /controllers
  /middleware
  /models
  /utils
  /config
  app.js
  server.js

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Development Workflow

Branching strategy:

Branch	Purpose
prod	Production-ready code
dev	Integration branch
feature/*	Feature development
fix/*	Bug fixes

All pull requests must target dev.

The Engineering Lead reviews and approves merges from dev → prod.

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Getting Started

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Tabi-Project/Bloom-After.git

Navigate into the project:

cd bloom-after

Install backend dependencies:

cd server
npm install

Run the development server:

npm run dev

Environment Variables

Create a .env file using .env.example as a template.

Required variables include:

SUPABASE_URL=
SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=
SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY=
JWT_SECRET=
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
STRAPI_URL=
PORT=

Contributing

We welcome contributors who align with Bloom After’s mission of responsible maternal mental health support.

Please read the contribution guide before submitting changes.

See:

CONTRIBUTING.md

for:

• contribution workflow
• coding standards
• branch naming
• pull request requirements

Ethical Commitment

Bloom After handles sensitive maternal mental health content.

All contributions must:

• Avoid medical misinformation
• Use respectful and non-stigmatizing language
• Protect user privacy
• Follow clinical responsibility standards

The platform does not allow unmoderated medical advice or unsafe content.

License

This project is released under the license provided in the repository.

Acknowledgements

Bloom After is developed under the Tabî Project – TEE Foundation as part of the International Women’s Day 2026 initiative.

The goal is to improve maternal mental health awareness, access to care, and support systems across Nigeria.

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