Advocating for safe, affordable, sustainable & intentionally equitable access to pregnancy and postpartum care.
Arlington, VA
Joined June 2020
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The Equitable Maternal Health Coalition stands ready to work with alongside the Congressional leadership of the @BMHCaucus on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes. #Momnibus equitablemhc.org/news/momnib…
There is still time left to join us at this event! Policy Leaders in Conversation during #BMHW22, ft. VP Kamala Harris youtu.be/dTMMv3ZooE8 via @YouTube
NIH study suggests women with disabilities have higher risk of birth complications and death nih.gov/news-events/news-rel…
@EquitableMHC is proud to join >100 national and academic organizations to call on #Congress to support funding the Title V #MCH Block Grant at $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2023. Read our letter: bit.ly/3NUIWJU
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Join the Mom and Baby Action Network on 4/28/22 for a webinar on the effects of exposure to extreme heat and wildfires during pregnancy and the latest research on emerging reproductive justice issues. CMEs & CNEs available. Register here: marchofdimes.org/Environment…
ALT WEBINAR: Climate Crisis Threats to Pregnancy and Newborn Health. 1.5 CME/CNE. April 28, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern Time. REGISTER HERE: https://marchofdimes.org/EnvironmentalHealth. This webinar is designed to provide expert insights into how extreme heat and wildfire exposure affect maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. Presentations will provide key insights into the latest research on these emerging reproductive justice problems. Presenters: - LaTricea Adams: Founder, CEO, & President of Black Millennials for Flint - Nate DeNicola: board-certified Ob/Gyn at Johns Hopkins Health System in Washington, DC and Chair of Telehealth for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) - Tara Marko: PhD candidate at Washington State University (WSU) College of Nursing who received a national award for her dissertation research titled: Effects to Neonatal Outcomes After In Utero Wildfire Smoke Exposure
🚨@TCFdotorg just released a new piece highlighting how the Affordable Care Act improved the health of women, LGBTQ people, and people of color. The commentary also describes policies that Congress should take to further improve health equity. 🚨tcf.org/content/commentary/t…
"In 2020, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, with 861 known deaths due to maternal causes. It is crucial to note that this is not the case in similar countries, and is far from an inevitability." tcf.org/?p=47496 via @TCFdotOrg
Follow @MotherToBabyOTIS on Instagram and join live March 3 at 10a PT/1p ET for #WorldBDDay! @marchofdimes @cdcgov @cdc_ncbddd #ManyBirthDefects1Voice #COVID19 #COVID19vaccine
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An increase in the U.S. maternal mortality rate is unacceptable. Clearly our efforts to eliminate perinatal health inequities and advance safe, respectful, and equitable perinatal care are inadequate. The Black Maternal Health #Momnibus is needed now!
New @CDCgov data show unacceptable increases in the U.S. maternal mortality rate, particularly among Black and Hispanic Americans. Now is the time to pass the #Momnibus and save lives!
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With COVID-19 variants, being fully vaccinated is more important than ever. Share THE CONVERSATION #BetweenUsAboutUs to give answers to FAQs on the #COVIDvaccines: BetweenUsAboutUs.org.
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COVID vaccines are safe, effective & FREE for those 5+ in the U.S. Find FREE COVID vax at vaccines.gov. Get & share facts on the #COVIDvaccines: BetweenUsAboutUs.org.
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Call for papers! @1000Days and @AMJPublicHealth are publishing a special issue on maternal and child nutrition and health during the 1,000-day window. Submissions due March 1, 2022
Learn more. bit.ly/3ynJsI9
"A healthy economy requires healthy mothers and healthy babies" @VP @KamalaHarris youtu.be/vwHcjg-prDw
Please tune in - Vice President Harris is speaking right now - Maternal Health Call to Action Summit youtu.be/vwHcjg-prDw via @YouTube
"The US is one of just a few countries in the world with no national paid leave of any kind. This federal policy failure leaves more than 100 million people – 80 percent of U.S. workers – without paid time off after the birth or adoption of a child." #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave
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Here's why paid leave is essential for working families #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave: nationalpartnership.org/our-…
Paid family and medical leave is a policy in #BuildBackBetter that can help any worker, household, and small business, across age, region, and community, in the happiest or hardest times. @POTUS @SenSchumer @Sen_JoeManchin must approve. #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave
Paid leave cannot be cut from a plan to Build Back Better in America. How do you rebuild without one of the biggest and most popular pillars that keep families working and healthy? #PaidLeaveForAll #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave
We are part of the supermajority of Americans who support and demand #PaidLeaveForAll. @POTUS, @SenSchumer, @Sen_JoeManchin, @MarkWarner and more, let’s not lose one of the most impactful and popular pieces of this package. #WorkingFamiliesNeedPaidLeave
#BuildBackBetter would make crucial investments to expand and diversify the perinatal workforce—a key step in eliminating maternal health disparities.
