I just signed an Executive Order which:
-Diversifies birthing site options to support patient choice
-Extends the time period that a healthy partner can accompany a mother post-delivery
-Clarifies that doulas are essential support and allowed during labor & delivery
If we valued women
Pregnant or not
Sixty days after birth
Medicaid would not stop
We need a postpartum extension
At least to one year
Until universal coverage is here
#healthpolicyvalentines
So reality is too graphic? The time is gone for sweeping what pregnancy really does to your body under the rug. Women are PEOPLE. Their recovery MATTERS. Their pelvic floor rehab MATTERS. Their mental health MATTERS. Just because childbirth is COMMON does not mean it’s EASY.
I’m thrilled that @nycHealthy will soon be implementing #NewFamilyHomeVisits – a new initiative that will be the first in the country to offer high-impact home visiting services, building on our existing partnerships.
More depressing news on the state of maternity care in the US. "We may have an even bigger problem with maternal mortality than we thought – and we already thought it was pretty terrible" https://t.co/UjkGfrgLWC
Today’s alarmist headlines – example below – misrepresent the findings of this systematic review. In the review itself the authors are clear it is *not* ‘solid evidence’, and nor do their findings show that 'occasional drinks' cause harm. #WRISK
“If a woman’s value is 198% of the federal poverty level when pregnant & 17% of the federal poverty level when not then we’re saying a nonpregnant woman is worth 91% less than a pregnant woman” @alisonStuebe via @vox#GivingBirthinAmerica
It's not always easy but "Exercise Has Short- and Long-Term Benefits for Cancer Survivors" https://t.co/jFxWwNemxO via @cure_magazine #PtExp#bcsm#bccww#crcsm#SurvOnc18