"When Congress reconvenes next week, expanding care before, during and after pregnancy must be an immediate priority."
-@DrAvenelJoseph and @SisterSong_WOC in @thehill
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Even in case of pre-term delivery, women should be offered care by a #midwife, as stated in the ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice #WPD2022
Midwives should be on multidisciplinary teams for women who develop complications before, during or after childbirth.
Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for being a reproductive freedom and health care champion for Californians and ALL Americans during your time in leadership and especially as a historic House Speaker.
Our work alongside you continues!
"From 2018-2020, 35.8 percent of Black infants in the U.S. were born by cesarean, compared to 30.9 percent of white infants...This trend is troubling to many health experts, considering the pregnancy-related mortality rate is already 3x higher for Black women than white women."
It's #WorldPrematurityDay2022. Every birthing person deserves a healthy pregnancy, safe birth and a healthy baby. CenteringPregnancy provides families the opportunity to have a successful pregnancy and can be an effective strategy to support birth equity. It saves lives!
Nurse practitioners are a vital part of California’s health care workforce. They are more likely to work in safety-net settings, including community health centers, where Latino/x Californians disproportionately get their care. #NursePractitionerWeek
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Too many families have lost mothers, daughters, and sisters to our nation’s maternal health crisis.
My Momnibus Act is the solution to this crisis, moms can’t wait, and it’s time for Congress to step up and pass it before the end of the year.
Midwives are committed to equitable, ethical, and personalized care for the patients and families they care for. Celebrate #MidwivesforJustice with us this #NationalMidwiferyWeek2022! 💙
'Staggering' and 'sobering': More than 80% of US maternal deaths are preventable, CDC study shows https://t.co/GZnhgWKmeo via @usatoday
This:"Of the 1,018 deaths, 839 occurred up to a year postpartum, with mental health conditions,deaths by suicide or overdose,the top cause"
A new study found "maternal vaccination, including booster dose, was associated with protection against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy."
If you're pregnant or might become pregnant, learn more about COVID vaccines from @CDCgov: https://t.co/Bsk0z2IuO3
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#Doula services replicate family and community support of birthing women and people, which changed in the last century when medicine institutionalized the process of having a baby. https://t.co/94i0mBVZ0C @NPWF@NHeLP_org @tewawomenunited
.@SenSchumer on Graham's proposed 15-week abortion ban: "Proposals like the one today send a clear message from MAGA Republicans to women across the country – your body, our choice." https://t.co/JSplzhhKpm
“It is the honor of my life to serve Alaska, a place my elders and ancestors have called home for thousands of years,” said Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat, who became the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. https://t.co/Qxptyv2aso
Whether you live in California or not - we have your back!
California will continue to lead the nation in this fight towards securing our reproductive freedom.
Another reminder that your vote counts A LOT! Read about CA’s Proposition 1 at https://t.co/tYF6cBzD9z @Riseupnapa and https://t.co/gEAWDlbgSr and then VOTE!!@cnmamidwives @CaWomensCaucus@AssemblyDems@AsmAguiarCurry
Today, Republicans introduced a total, nationwide ban on abortion. Their priorities are clear: they want to strip women of the right to make personal health care decisions for themselves.
I'm committed to restoring this key freedom that has been the law of the land for decades.