Birth Matters NYC (Lisa Greaves Taylor)
@birthmattersnyc
We provide NYC & online childbirth classes, doula services (through eastriverdoulas.nyc) & the BIRTH MATTERS podcast for smart, savvy expectant parents.
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If Christians Want to "Choose Life" Let's Talk About Black Maternal Mortality sojo.net/articles/if-ch… via Sojourners
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is the highest it’s been since 1965. If that doesn’t make you furious—it should. By passing Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., and Sen. Cory Booker’s #Momnibus, we will make the investments we need so that moms can have safe and healthy pregnancies.
On Mother’s Day, Rep. Lauren Underwood & Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. SenatorBooker introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act as the solution to our nation’s maternal health crisis, addressing every driver of this crisis. Congress must pass the entire #Momnibus and send it to the President’s desk.
It’s 2023, and the U.S. is the deadliest place to give birth out of any high-income country. This is unacceptable. Last week, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., Sen. Cory Booker, & members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus introduced the #Momnibus to address our country’s maternal health crisis.
For years, I’ve been trying get answers to questions, questions about women’s health. For years I’ve heard the same thing over and over, “We don’t know.” How is it that we don’t know about half our population? Because we haven’t researched them! Women have been ignored in