Perinatal Health Equity Initiative

Grassroots reproductive justice organization fighting for ZERO preventable deaths and birth equity for Black mamas and infants in New Jersey

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Dreeah should be here. Despite what is being publicly shared, the Black maternal health crisis in New jersey has NOT been fixed. We will not rest until the need to continue to amplify stories like Dreeah’s no longer exists. Full campaign here https://t.co/EY5RgVh3cV

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Thank you @ABC7 for sharing Dreeah’s story.

https://t.co/IfXnqBUb16

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@starledger

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Are you with us? We are the answers we’ve been waiting for! ✊🏽Come out and show your support tomorrow at the vigil. 

🗓️ 10/10/24
⏰6:30PM
🏢 City Hall, Newark NJ

Stand with us in the fight for justice for Dreeah. Click the link below.
https://t.co/EY5RgVh3cV

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@News12NJ @ABC7

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@4kira4moms @DellaCrews12

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Dreeah should be here. Despite what is being publicly shared, the Black maternal health crisis in New jersey has NOT been fixed. We will not rest until the need to continue to amplify stories like Dreeah’s no longer exists. Full campaign here https://t.co/EY5RgVh3cV

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@sreynertsn Thank you for amplifying our work!

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@SassyE Such an important point and that risk extends far past the pregnancy. Cardiology should always be involved

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@ARosePozzi Thank you for sharing your story! We have so much work to do in this space to better care for our mamas.

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

In the wake of Tori Bowies death let’s not reduce preeclampsia to a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy. It’s much more insidious and serious than that. Involves end organs like the kidneys and the liver. It’s quite more than high blood pressure.

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Our hearts break for tragic loss of Tori Bowie. Preeclampsia and it’s related cardiovascular complications remains the leading cause of death for Black women. Every Black woman needs access to a BP cuff and education. Regardless of “common” risk criteria.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The U.S. Olympic track star Tori Bowie died during childbirth in May, according to an autopsy report shared with The New York Times. The autopsy lists respiratory distress and eclampsia as possible complications.
https://t.co/x0SPBzPkA0

[Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG @RJEpiOBWarrior]

This is an independent contractor position for the role of Admin Asst remote work 15-20 hours/wk, June 2023 to September 2023. Please send me a DM with a resume showing you have prior skills and experiences listed below, 3 references, and we will go from there. Thx!

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@DrMonicaCox Divorced..and not because I didn’t love it but because I didn’t have the academic freedom I was promised

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

FYI pregnant folks can and should receive dental care. It’s safe. As per the ADA. To tell a pregnant Black woman who is in pain due to needed dental care to “wait” until after she has the baby and to take Tylenol is unconscionable. Google is accessible, look it up!

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

Catch our feature on @MyNJPBS Herstory as we talk about Black Maternal Health in NJ. Airing tomorrow at 8pm! Tune in!

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

“The risk of later maternal death — from six weeks to a year after delivery — is 3.5 times higher among Black women, compared with that among white women.” Yet trauma field birth experiences limit postpartum follow up. https://t.co/Dnzh1p238U

[Lucinda Canty PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, Nurse-Midwife @LucindaCantyPhD]

All day I have received good news! Two projects have received grant funding. Two abstracts were accepted for podium presentations. Four keynote invitations. She dreamed and believed in herself. #AcademicLife #BlackNurseScholar #StillDreaming

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@DrTomori @USbreastfeeding Love her!

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

ED Nastassia Harris with some of our fabulous awardees including Assemblywomen @shavondasumter, Dr. Nicola Pemberton, MD, FACOG and Mother and Butterfly fund recipient Kaitesi Munroe and PHEI board member Michelle Gabriel-Caldwell, at the Inaugural Birth Equity Gala. #NJBEC23

[Perinatal Health Equity Initiative @PerinatalEquity]

@drtiffmonique @lactherapist @BabyPleaseBirth I appreciate you so much for posting and sharing everything that’s happening during our conference! That means so much!