Childbirth Connection

03/04/2022

👏 👏🏿 👏🏾 👏🏾 We're delighted to see , a leader in the fight to advance Black maternal health, recognized as one of Time Magazine's Women of the Year.

Treating her patients well is not the only reason that Joseph is a leader in the field

04/26/2021

Kudos to Aspen Health Strategy Group for their new report on reversing the nation's maternal mortality crisis, with 5 strong "big ideas" and 4 state-of-the science papers from leading scholars. https://npwf.info/3sUQakz

In June 2020, the Aspen Health Strategy Group met virtually to explore the topic of U.S. maternal mortality. We are pleased to present the final report from our work, based upon the group’s rich discussion.

04/20/2021

We’re partnering with to stand up for the needs of moms and babies of every race and ethnicity, and fight for a more inclusive healthcare system. Learn more & join us: https://npwf.info/3elDuxE

The Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance is a coalition of maternal and women’s health advocates who share a common concern about the state of preterm birth in the United States and the proposed market withdrawal of 17P, the only FDA- approved class of treatments to help prevent spontaneous, recurren...

03/23/2021

Dr. Sakala thanked for leading on paid leave & paid sick days; & for leading Maternity Care Caucus, & other representatives for Momnibus, BABIES, Midwives for MOMS, MOMMA’s, FAMILY, and Healthy Families Acts. https://npwf.info/2PnC6lf

03/23/2021

Carol Sakala responded to a committee question about improving outcomes. "We have a data problem. We need better data disaggregation by race, ethnicity and we need to build a diverse workforce including community providers."

03/23/2021

Carol Sakala testified before the Labor, HHS and Education Subcommittee today. Sakala said models of midwifery, doulas and community birth centers offer real hope in addressing the maternal health crisis. Read her testimony https://npwf.info/2PnC6lf

02/18/2021

Our nation’s maternal mortality crisis is an urgent question. The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act is a historic answer to save Black moms, women of color, and birthing people everywhere. Kudos to and other supporters in Congress. https://npwf.info/3pxrM6P

Package of bills is aimed at improving maternal health and healthcare for women of color

10/15/2020

Carol Sakala and Usha Ranji speaking at the Women's Health Activist Movement townhall on the 2020 Election: What’s at Stake for Women+ now. Watch it here https://npwf.info/3kfH4vj

10/15/2020

Looking for an antidote to the endless news cycle. Join Women's Health Activist Movement for a townhall on the 2020 Election: What’s at Stake for Women+ today at 12:30. Register here https://npwf.info/33XLIIp

Join us for our Town Hall on Oct. 15, 2020 from 12:30-2PM. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvceuupz0tHddH7Udv6lxXAEv12yxSN5H3

10/13/2020

Dr. Alisha Liggett's moving reflections on giving birth and practicing medicine. https://npwf.info/2IhyUEj

I never would have predicted that becoming a mother would make me a better doctor. Like most Black women I know, I vividly remember every painstaking detail of my pregnancy and birth experience.

09/29/2020

The maternity care system often fails to offer respectful, safe and affordable care—most acutely in Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. Improving Maternity Care Now https://npwf.info/36f7yJ6
details how to change the equation.

09/16/2020

More evidence that respectful, culturally congruent care is essential for combating the Black maternal health crisis.
https://npwf.info/3mq86RT

Midwifery was a tradition among slaves from Africa, but in more recent decades, pregnant Black women have generally shunned the approach. Now, home births and midwives are making a comeback in the …

09/14/2020

The maternity care system continues to give Black women harmful, disrespectful, substandard care. https://npwf.info/2H0VGjl

Black women are dying in childbirth 2.5 times more often than white women, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

08/25/2020

starts today! Check out Denene Miller's post on the Joy of Black Moms Who Breastfeed. https://npwf.info/2YAOVL4

Originally posted over at My Brown Baby but Black Breastfeeding Week has me too happy to stay on just one website.Happy Black Breastfeeding Week!Say, look here: I wish to good Gawd up above that there was a gang of Black mom warriors in my corner when I was breastfeeding my babies more than seventee

08/18/2020

Women’s perception of health professional pressure for cesarean was strongly associated with unplanned cesarean births. Women felt their own knowledge, preferences and actions had no apparent effect.

https://npwf.info/3hkksIc

08/11/2020

In praise of Native lactation consultants. https://npwf.info/30KNATm

‘Lactation is my superpower’

08/07/2020

We're delighted that has chosen
and as 2020 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing for their leadership on Black maternal health
https://npwf.info/3klYbvN

08/07/2020

CDC's HEAR HER campaign is for all who care about the well-being of childbearing women. Together, we can turn these tragic outcomes around. https://npwf.info/3inmvM7

700 women die each year in the US from pregnancy-related complications. More than half of these deaths can be prevented. Know the warning signs. HEAR HER. You could save her life.