The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to cutting the ratesof maternal mortality and morbidity, reducing the disparities in maternal health outcomes,and improving the overall experience of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for peopleacross the country. Click to access Maternal-Health-Blueprint.pdf
Racism is a motivator and a barrier for people of color aspiring to become midwives in the United States
Renee Mehra PhD, MS, Amy Alspaugh PhD, MSN, CNM, Jennie Joseph LM, et al Level of effect of motivating factors on wanting to become a midwife (n = 799). † Indicates factors in top tertile of percent of respondents who indicated that the factor had a very strong effect on their desire to become a midwife. Respondents…
Jennie Joseph Wants to Fix the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis One Midwife at a Time
“We’re building power, we’re building momentum… We’re building a movement.”
The Black Women’s Health Imperative Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Policy Agenda Addressing HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Black Women
WASHINGTON, DC – (December 6, 2019) Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) released its national HIV/AIDS policy agenda on Black Women’s Health titled The HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda for Black Women. The agenda also features contributions from other leading women’s health organizations, which include the Positive Women’s Network, AIDS United, SisterLove, Inc., and Women Organized to…
Humanity 2.0 Lab publishes innovative white paper on improving maternal health worldwide
Coauthored By Jennie Joseph founder Commonsense Childbirth ( www.commonsensechildbirth.org ) is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization that houses The Birth Place birth center, the Easy Access Women’s Health Clinic and the National Perinatal Task Force ( www.perinataltaskforce.com ). NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 12, 2019– Humanity 2.0 Lab – the pioneering maternal health platform – published its first white paper on the…
Gathering Support for Midwife Jamarah Amani
https://www.gofundme.com/f/gathering-support-for-midwife-jamarah-amani Dear Community, We are asking for your support in lifting up our beloved Jamarah Amani, the “midwife for justice with a heart for my people” Jamarah recently fractured her foot on a trip to Kenya, and developed a serious medical condition, Deep Vein Thrombosis. She require surgery on her foot. The healing and recovery…
Call Your Legislators Today | Fund Midwifery Education
Legislation to Fund Midwifery Education Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care, introduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act (H.R. 3849) on May 19, 2019. The Midwives for MOMS Act authorizes new federal funding for midwifery education…
Mercy Birth Center Building Project 2019
Please give generously to help build this birth center and clinic in the Philippines Click here to donate:https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mercy-birth-center-building-project-2019/ Mercy In Action has provided 15,200 free deliveries in the Philippine! Our statistics were published by medical anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd in “Birth Models That Work” as a model. We know this for sure: Our birth centers are…
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