Maternal Justice

13 bags of expressed breastmilk on a black background. Photo courtesy of Shannon O'Hara Photography

Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice Military Families Open Flexible Work

May 14, 2019

We can't believe this is still happening. Renowned photographer and Navy spouse Shannon O'Hara is no stranger to managing travel while lactating. But yesterday, Delta Airlines violated their own policy which states "Delta fully supports a woman’s right to breastfeed on board Delta and Delta...

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 14, 2019

The United States has the worst maternal death rates of any developed country, with Black women dying at 3-4 times the rates of white women, this rate remains unchanged when accounting for income, education and economic status. Maternal death rates for women overall in the U.S. doubled in the past...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 13, 2019

Period products are NOT a “luxury” item, yet the federal government (and many states) treat them like they are -- and that has a lot of negative repercussions in terms of cost, accessibility, and women’s health. In full truth, when we need these products, they are a necessity, and can be quite...

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Abbie Gately

Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising

May 10, 2019

For many of us, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate moms and families by offering expressions of love and appreciation. But every year in the United States, approximately 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications, the majority of which are preventable . And every year, over 22,000 infants...

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Cristina Novoa

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Social & Emotional Development

May 10, 2019

Media has a huge influence on kids -- and as kids get older, the online world has an even tighter grip on them. You can see it in the way they imitate their favorite TV characters, pretend to be YouTube stars, or beg for T-shirts, backpacks, or comforters emblazoned with logos. But parents still...

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Caroline Knorr

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

May 2, 2019

How your donation is making a difference Spring has sprung and this April has been as full of progress as it has been of wildflowers! From advancing equal pay in Washington, to moving the needle on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, to amplifying the second annual national Black Maternal Health...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care Maternal Justice

May 2, 2019

We had a terrific tweetchat on Latina maternal health-- check it out!

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care Maternal Justice

April 18, 2019

As midwife Jennie Joseph writes, “mothers can suffer and experience the effects of being in a living, breathing, materno-toxic zone all of their own, based on other people’s response or reaction to their race, socio-economic status, citizenship or by being “othered” while pregnant, delivering their baby or in the postpartum year, regardless of location.”

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Maternal Justice

April 15, 2019

Speak up, even if your voice is shaking!

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S. Nadia Hussain

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Sick Days Podcast

April 8, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week, we cover why the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is critically important right now; as well as how YOU can keep marching and also help advance the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. We'll then learn about some big wins relating to the #...

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