Health Care

August 21, 2017

Quality, affordable healthcare coverage is incredibly important to families in the U.S. MomsRising has recieved thousands of messages from our volunteers with stories about why the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare matter for the health of their families. This #...

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Isabella Higgins

Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice Military Families

August 21, 2017

Recently I went to a local Modern Quilt Guild’s meeting. It was a “sit’n’sew” meeting, meaning women can sew together for 5 hours, with no other distractions. Boy, did I love the sound of that, just me, my sewing machine, and new quilting friends. As I sat and listened at the beginning of the...

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Jenna Barton

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

August 21, 2017

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Isabella Higgins

Family Economic Security Health Care

August 20, 2017

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care Politics & Policy

August 19, 2017

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising

August 18, 2017

This piece is published in partnership with Echoing Ida, a Forward Together Program. Pregnancy is one of the most life-changing times in someone’s life — usually in multiple lives. My five year journey into reproductive health was ignited after attending my first birth as a doula (a non-medical...

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Bianca Campbell

Family Economic Security Health Care

August 18, 2017

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care

August 17, 2017

Raising Constituent Voices To Protect Health Care MomsRising’s Health Care Team has been working hard since the November 2016 election to help protect and advance access to health care by activating our membership to speak out on the importance of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. During the...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Maternal Justice

August 15, 2017

By: Dr. Christina Han As a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and a mother of two young children, I have experienced pregnancy from both sides of the examination table. In my clinical work, I diagnose and manage complications of pregnancy every day, and frequently hear mothers exclaim, “I just want...

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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

August 4, 2017

We need your voice! Click here to s hare your birth/maternal story with us or share the story of someone you love! Everyone who becomes pregnant or gives birth should have access to a safe, healthy, and respectful experience. Access to health insurance and quality, equitable health care are a...

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