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09/12/18

Becoming a mom should be one of the best experiences of our lives. But for too many women who give birth in hospitals, childbirth itself isn’t the joyous event it should be. Instead, it’s fraught with frustration, medical interventions we don’t want or need, and health problems for moms and babies that were avoidable.

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Debra L. Ness

Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

09/12/18

After years of progress, the decline in the poverty rate slowed between 2016 and 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released Wednesday. In 2017, the official poverty rate was 12.3 percent, down from 12.7 percent in 2016. While workers were earning more, substantial numbers remained at...

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David Elliot

Food!

09/12/18

September is Hunger Action Month and the 2018 Farm Bill is at a very important crossroads. Right now Congress is trying to find a compromise between two vastly different Farm Bill versions. The House passed a Farm Bill that would cut nearly $20 billion in food assistance. The Senate's Farm Bill...

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Lisa Sherrill

Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

09/12/18

Without these skills, children are at a higher risk for mental, behavioral and developmental disorders. The latest statistics from the CDC show that 1 in 7 children (ages 2-8-years old) have a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. What it looks like in school while they are mastering these skills...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

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Maternal Justice

09/11/18

“Exhausted from labor, I had no idea what to even say or ask. I never ended up receiving an overview of the process, nor any information on what I should expect or do post-partum. I was in the hospital for four days post op. Four days of excruciating pain due to being undermedicated. Four days of...

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Tasmiha Khan

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MomsVote

09/11/18

Use the #CantWait2Vote button and take part in a wave of cultural change to get the word out about the issues that matter to you, and about the importance of voting.

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Dorie Klein

Health Care

09/11/18

In case you missed it, there have been significant changes in states throughout our country affecting health care. Arkansas has been the first state to implement work requirements, causing more than 4,600 individuals to lose health coverage through Medicaid. Under these rules, recipients must...

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Tasmiha Khan

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

09/10/18

What teenagers look like they're doing and what they're actually doing can be two totally different things -- especially when it comes to social media. A bored-looking ninth-grader could be majorly bonding with her new BFF on Snapchat . A 10th-grade gamer may complain loudly when you cut off his...

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Caroline Knorr

MomsVote

09/10/18

Welcome to the MomsVote Brigade! We welcome moms, dads, and everyone who has a belly button to help register voters and get out the vote! Below are actions you can take to help register voters and get out the vote. And if you'd like to enter our sweepstakes and be entered into drawings to win...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Maternal Justice

09/10/18

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an ideal C-section rate of 10 to 15 percent of all births or less. The current rate in the US is 31.5 percent, about one in three babies. Black women are more likely to have medically unnecessary C-sections and have a higher rate of maternal mortality...

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Tasmiha Khan