TODAY: The @BMHCaucus is hosting the Black Maternal Health Caucus 2023 Stakeholder Summit in the U.S. Capitol!
We’re coming together to review the progress we've made and the work ahead to advance the #Momnibus and end our nation's maternal health crisis. Follow along here!
Tomorrow, EMC’s founder @CTurlington will join @RepAdams and @RepUnderwood at the Black Maternal Health Caucus 2023 Stakeholder Summit to help advance the #Momnibus.
📣 Make your voice heard! Take action now in support of Black mothers and families: https://t.co/yl59kh4OlZ
“The U.S. spends a larger portion of its GDP on health care than any other high-income country, yet our infant and #MaternalHealth outcomes are among the worst. We continue to invest in a system that is broken.”
@NOLAobgyn via @NYTOpinion: https://t.co/tbr52lv7g9
✨ Do you want to join a team who works to ensure pregnancy and childbirth is safe & equitble for everyone, everywhere?
We’re seeking a Director of Finance who will develop & implement key financial management strategies for @EveryMomCounts.
Apply now: https://t.co/cCBiafcK3b
✨LIVE NOW! Watch the screening of our film “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas” now at #WD2023! ✨
Let us know if you’re there! Use the hashtag #GivingBirthInAmerica!
❗The U.S. is the only high-resource country with a maternal mortality rate that has been consistently rising over the last 20 years.
🎞️Watch “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas” at #WD2023 tomorrow, which highlights the challenges of the postpartum period.
Will you be there? ⬇️
🎬 Our film, “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas”, will be screened at #WD2023, Tue, July 18 at 2:30 pm (CAT) at the Kigali Convention Center!
Will you be there? ⬇️
📣 Will you be attending #WD2023 next week?
Don’t miss our film, “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas” at the Arts & Film Festival screening!
🗓️ Tuesday, July 18
🕓 2:30-3:00 PM (CAT)
📍 Kigali Convention Center | Virunga Tent
➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/gn3qu0zTjV
If you’re heading to @WomenDeliver next week, be sure to join us and @WRAglobal's Midwives’ Voice, Midwives’ Demands Campaign for an evening of storytelling about the transformative impact of midwives and midwifery.
Register here: https://t.co/KiqbTVZI1E
📣 Will you be attending #WD2023 next week?
Don’t miss our film, “Giving Birth in America: Arkansas” at the Arts & Film Festival screening!
🗓️ Tuesday, July 18
🕓 2:30-3:00 PM (CAT)
📍 Kigali Convention Center | Virunga Tent
➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/gn3qu0zTjV
Grateful for the opportunity not only to advocate but to also bring solutions🌟
At the policy, payer, hospital and provider level, systemic change is needed to address systemic #maternalhealth issues
@cmqcc@joinmahmee
https://t.co/J5g8eRm1a9
📕✨New research on #doula care + provider accountability, co-authored by Marna Armstead, Alli Cuentos + @MarleeIMystic of @sisterwebdoulas!
The qualitative study suggests "...providers’ personal sense of accountability increases when doulas are present."
https://t.co/QbMWZRxoJF
"Despite random coverage, these tragedies are not isolated incidents. They reflect the impact of ongoing medical + public health neglect. These deaths expose the cost of systemic inaction."
More from @askdrfitz in @Forbes:
https://t.co/t2SHb1CQkb
#MaternalHealth is a #HumanRight
Happy #Pride to all who enter parenthood. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
As the month comes to an end, we affirm our commitment to building a world where all people receive quality, respectful, and equitable maternity care.
#Pride2023#MaternalHealth is a #HumanRight
“'For her (Tori Bowie) to be so seen as an athlete, and so unseen when it comes to being pregnant, speaks to the invisibility of Black motherhood.'" -@doccrearperry, Founder of @BirthEquity@akjohnson1922@FenitN@washingtonpost
https://t.co/vReUiFbIug