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Happy Women’s Health Week! This year’s #NWHW theme is, “Women’s Health, Whole Health: Prevention, Care and Wellbeing.” View below for steps you can take for better health 👇

A new report from the Care Post Roe Study paints a bleak picture of OB-GYN care since the fall of Roe. Providers have seen: ⬆️Increased morbidity ⬆️Increased delays in care ❌An inability to give time-sensitive care ❌Worsened pregnancy complications ansirh.org/CarePostRoeRep…

🤰🏾👩🏿‍⚕️ The National Association to Advance Black Birth has developed the Black Birthing Bill of Rights, with the purpose to ensure that Black women and birthing individuals are aware of their entitlements and have the necessary tools to confidently exercise their rights. 📚Learn more: thenaabb.org/black-birthing…

New semester, new events! Join the Wallace Center and Dr. Cassie Marshall as she talks through the barriers and facilitators of the new Medi-Cal doula benefit. This is the first of many seminars on the latest public health research. Register here: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The value of real-time, open-access data on contraceptive users’ interests is especially high given the shifting landscape of and increasing constraints on #reprohealth care in the US. Check out our new publication on r/birthcontrol for more info: wallacecenter.berkeley.edu/news/wallace-c…

Tomorrow!! Learn more from Dr. Cassie Marshall during her session, "Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of the New Medi-Cal Doula Benefit: Perspectives of Managed Care Plans and Risk Bearing Organizations"

Did you catch our latest Wallace (semi) Weekly? This week we covered menstrual justice, new innovative menstrual health technology & interesting new sources. Here are some of our favs: 🔴 scientificamerican.com/article/no-one… 🔴 bustle.com/wellness/menst… 🔴 medcitynews.com/2023/08/4-new-…

Our new report found almost 80% of all pregnancy-related arrests happen in just 5 southern states. AL leads the charge. The harm of pregnancy criminalization falls hardest on those already marginalized by class & race. Check your state: pregnancyjusticeus.org/data-center/ #PregnancyJustice

Join us October 24 for the screening of PLAN C: A documentary on abortion pill access in the U.S. This event will be followed by a Q&A with Plan C Director, Tracy Droz Tragos. Open to all SPH students, staff, and faculty. RSVP by October 19th! tinyurl.com/PLANCrsvp

Abortion restrictions are based on stigma and politics. Challenging stigma is one way we can work towards expanding access to reproductive health care. Learn more from We Testify. ⬇️

1/ As #NativeAmericanHeritage month comes to a close, we’re highlighting the work our Native and Indigenous partners have led to ensure access to OTC birth control pills for Indigenous communities–and why that access is so important. 🧵 #FreeThePill

We've been busy this semester over at the Wallace Center! We are proud to announce a new community driven research-training partnership with Alameda Health Services Highland Hospital: QI4HER+ For more information, check out our website: wallacecenter.berkeley.edu

BElovedBIRTH Black Centering is resulting in healthier births & prompting state officials to look into expanding it to other public hospitals in California. Learn more about our collaborative efforts to improve outcomes for Black mothers & their babies: kqed.org/news/11968835/…

The Irth is here! To celebrate this exciting resource the Irth App team is coming to do what they do best: pamper you! If you know a BIPOC pregnant or postpartum mom/birthing person who could use a night of good food and some TLC have them register: lnkd.in/gy9wZFYh

Hospital maternity wards are closing around the state. Meanwhile, community #midwives say they face overwhelming barriers to becoming Medi-Cal providers, according to a study by our team of researchers. Read today's article in CalMatters calmatters.org/health/2024/02…

Vote for Birth By Us for the Sacramento Kings Capitalize startup competition! Birth By Us is a data-driven pregnancy and postpartum app for women of color, founded by Wallace Center and @UCBerkeleySPH alumni Ijeoma Uche. Vote & learn more here: nba.com/kings/capitali…

Study Alert: Insights from r/abortion show people wait weeks for an abortion in the US The Wallace Center, collaborating w DrPH candidate Betsy Pleasants, looked r/abortion to understand how people have experienced & managed increased waits for abortion. wallacecenter.berkeley.edu/news/new-study…

Wallace Center Director Dr. Kim Harley was appointed by Gavin Newsom to the Developmental & Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. This group decides which chemicals get labels stating that they are "known to the state to cause birth defects or reproductive harm."