Did you know 1 in 6 women reported being mistreated while pregnant, laboring, or postpartum? And that the rates for women of color are even higher? We must - and we can - do better. My piece for The Boston Globe pegged to University of British Columbia's Birth Place Lab's recent study. bostonglobe.com/ideas/2019/09/…

Since 2007, the government had held off on releasing an official estimate of expectant and new mothers who died from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. It waited for the data to get better. But the new, long-anticipated number falls short. propub.li/2OSFAcC

We need more doulas and midwives working together to improve birth outcomes and lower the significant costs of avoidable medical interventions.

Doulas Are Key to Curbing Maternal Mortality — But They’re Drastically Underpaid truthout.org/articles/doula…

Doulas, midwives, and community-based efforts may be the key to addressing Black maternal mortality outside the NIC, Queens College | The City University of New York Prof. Dána-Ain Davis says in her new book, Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth #BHM ow.ly/jpfS50ymUas

Health care providers can acknowledge the inherently challenging process of becoming a new family, educate on the physical and emotional trade-offs associated with health behaviors, and provide realistic, individually-tailored guidance for parents to realize their health goals.

“Although often seen as an expensive luxury mostly reserved for white, rich, cisgender, and heterosexual women, doulas are crucial to increasing positive health outcomes for everyone giving birth, regardless of income level or identity.”

How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth dailyxtra.com/doulas-lgbtq2-…

“Healthy babies begin with healthy, supported parents.”

African American women are 3.3 times more likely than white women to suffer a pregnancy-related death. During #BlackHistoryMonth: learn the facts. Access to quality midwifery care can avert 80% of maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths.

I am forever grateful for my birth center experience, my midwife and the personalized care I received. <3 theconversation.com/having-a-baby-…

In this exclusive op-ed, MomsRising Senior VP Monifa Bandele explains why pregnant women are worse off now than in the 1850s & what must be done to fix racial biases in our healthcare system, esp. regarding women dying in childbirth. #MaternalJustice shondaland.com/live/body/a309…

“The use of general anesthesia during cesarean delivery vs neuraxial anesthesia is associated with a 54% increased odds of postpartum depression and 91% increased odds of suicidal ideation or self-inflicted injury” #ppd

This sweet girl and I can get on board with #NationalPuppyDay 🐶 #QuarantineLife #StayHome

Birth doesn’t stop in a pandemic. CAPWomen’s new report highlights community-based doulas and midwives who work to ensure that people giving birth are able to do so in an inclusive, safe, and accessible environment. #BMHW20 ampr.gs/3ceJcPd

As #Congress debates the next #COVID_19 relief package, there is an urgent need to prioritize and invest in maternal and infant health care. #pregnancy #maternalhealth bit.ly/3adMwsw

As Matrescence Birth&Postpartum Support noted, if this can be done in New York, there is absolutely no excuse for the rest of the country systematically depriving laboring people of independent advocates consistently shown by evidence to improve outcomes. governor.ny.gov/news/secretary…

Happy International Day of the Midwife! #IThankMyMidwife for her unconditional loving support and for meeting us in the middle of the night to peacefully welcome our baby earth side ❤️. #IDM2020 #IDM #Midwives2020

Epidemiology of #COVID19 in #Pregnancy: Risk Factors and Associations with Adverse #Maternal and #Neonatal Outcomes ow.ly/MjRO50BISDD