Mom/Wife/Daughter/Yogi, 10x Marathon Finisher/Founder
@everymomcounts
, Author, Living Yoga: Creating A Life Practice/Model. I tweet about Global Maternal Health
“No family should have to choose between earning a living and having the freedom to take care of their child.” Important words from Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex in a letter to Congress today. Read more and call your Representative.
#PaidLeaveforAll
“A new expensive drug is not enough; we need humane, evidence-based maternity care, respect for the “fourth trimester,” months if not years of paid parental leave, and affordable child care.”
I will not vote for or contribute financially to any sitting politician, candidate or Political Action Committee that does not support gun safety reform, including universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
#GunSafetyPledge
#FedUp
Maternal mortality is on the rise in the US, including in my hometown of NYC. That's why I look forward to working with
@NYGovCuomo
on this critical initiative to combat maternal depression & prevent maternal mortality:
“Once I became a mom, I understood how you would risk everything to keep your child safe. A survival mechanism kicks in with a powerful force—and it’s not about the survival of one’s self: Motherhood is all about sacrifice”
@everymomcounts
Thank you once again for your leadership
@NYGovCuomo
We applaud you &
@melissadderosa
for your attention to childbearing people at this time and always. Knowing NY’ers will have more safe birthing options gives me some peace of mind during these uncertain times.
@everymomcounts
We know many pregnant women are struggling with additional stress & anxiety during this pandemic.
I adopted the recommendations of the COVID-19 Maternity Task Force, led by
@melissadderosa
, to try to address any additional pain points for expectant mothers.
“I lost a lot of blood. And coming out of the experience I had a lot of questions.”
@CTurlington
, founder of
@everymomcounts
, became a maternal health advocate after she suffered complications with the birth of her first child.
In El Salvador, abortion is banned in all cases-even those when a woman’s life is at risk. The Salvadoran Congress must end this law. The world is watching.
#EyesOnElSalvador
Congratulations
@audreygelman
Mothering women are all the rage. Let’s help keep ALL of them top of mind with strong images like this in the culture.
@everymomcounts
Women & children are the foundation of healthy communities, but they continue to die every day from preventable causes. It’s time to use data to bring their health into the 21st century.
#DataSavesLives
“Adding a population of pregnant people who do not want to be pregnant to that statistical stew is a recipe for doom”
@bessbell
@everymomcounts
“Sixty percent of all pregnancy-related deaths can be prevented with better health care, communication and support, as well as access to stable housing and transportation”
I am excited to be a guest on my longtime friend
@NaomiCampbell
new live series “No Filter with Naomi.” Tune into our conversation today at 3pm EST.
I’m a mother of six, and a Mormon. I have a good understanding of arguments surrounding abortion, religious and otherwise. I've been listening to men grandstand about women's reproductive rights, and I'm convinced men actually have zero interest in stopping abortion. Here's why…
Our son recieved the
@StanfordUniversity
James W Lyons award for service and exceptional contributions to the university community and I could not be more PROUD.
I'm heartbroken, I'm angry, & I'm committed 2 the fight for accessible abortion-for everybody, everywhere. The fight won't be easy, but state by state, we can win.
Right now, abortion is still legal. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#BansOffOurBodies
Banning abortion doesn’t end abortion-it just ends safe, legal abortion. It’s Missouri today; it could be anywhere tomorrow. Politicians shouldn’t be making these very personal decisions about your body for you. Fight back with me &
@ppact
:
#StopTheBans
Today, on International Day of the Midwife, we say ‘Call the Midwife.’ Midwives are the system’s experts in supporting uncomplicated, healthy childbirth.
@everymomcounts
#DayOfTheMidwife
I am so excited to join this amazing line up of advocates and maternity care providers in D.C. this Sunday May 6th for the
#MarchForMoms
Together we CAN make pregnancy & childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere!
#everymothercounts
#GivingBirthinAmerica
We are thrilled to announce New York State’s first official Maternal Health Awareness Week! Thanks to
@NYGovCuomo
for partnering with
#EveryMotherCounts
to stand with mothers in New York to help make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every woman, everywhere.
#GivingBirthinAmerica
“Academic medical centers must begin to recognize and rectify the historical and current impact of racism on the health care workforce”-
@uche_blackstock
Black doctors like me are leaving faculty positions in academic medical centers via
@statnews
EXCITING NEWS! The Senate just passed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and this bill is now headed to the President to sign! Thank you
@SenatorHeitkamp
&
@SenCapito
for moving this bill forward and to our community for taking action!
#Act2SaveMoms
🎉🧡
In DC for tomorrow’s
@MarchForMoms
May 6th RAIN or SHINE. Come out in support of all things mother friendly. Maternity care, family leave, equitable access, safe & respectful, quality care.
@everymomcounts
🧡
If you care about keeping families together and are looking for how to be helpful, read this! Thanks
@joseiswriting
for bringing this to my attention. Pls RT.
#KeepFamiliesTogether
“4 black women (US), an inescapable atmosphere of societal & systemic racism can create a kind of toxic physiological stress, resulting in conditions, including hypertension & pre-eclampsia, that lead directly 2 higher rates of infant & maternal death”
For many American mothers, a lack of paid leave and postnatal support can leave them exhausted, anxious and wondering whether motherhood really has to be this hard. These countries show it doesn't. via
@HuffPostImpact
#GivingBirthinAmerica
@everymomcounts
“As more women around the world are encouraged to choose to give birth in health facilities, it is essential that their right to a positive childbirth experience remains at the heart of the care they receive.”
@everymomcounts
Building confidence. Empowering future leaders of tech. That’s
@karliekloss
’s mission. Join the
@kodewithklossy
movement-learn to code for free this summer. APPLY
“The real issue is not between OB’s and Midwives” -
@neel_shah
That’s right. It’s about all of us working together to ensure every mother, everywhere gets the safe and respectful maternity care she deserves.
@everymomcounts
@ACNMmidwives
@TXmommydoc
A final thought tonight as my friends at
#ACNM18
begin winding down the largest gathering of midwives in the country...
I'm pretty sure this will always be the right answer 🤔
h/t
@NewsHour
@MemphisCHOICES
“If you focus on centering birthing people, it’s actually going to have impacts not just for those births, but longer term and potentially generational impacts in the community.”
San Francisco experiment will give some pregnant women $1,000 a month.
Thank you to the WWW Steering Committee and 145+ partners around the world who have committed to ensuring that women’s and girls’ voices are heard. Together, we can understand
#WhatWomenWant
and bring quality, reproductive and maternal health to all girls and women, everywhere.
“a new survey of 2,700 US women published in June found that nearly 1 in 6 pregnant, laboring, and postpartum women experienced mistreatment by medical providers. Rates of maternal mistreatment in the US are high across the board — especially for women of color”
@BostonGlobe
“Investing in things instead of investing in people is how our systems and policies create inequities between black people and their white counterparts—and, specifically, our gap in the maternal mortality rate”-
@doccrearperry