Please help Christy reach her fundraising goals for the 2024 Team EMC Kilimanjaro Marathon! haku.ly/70dfae4cdc

A difficult but important read. Women and children always lose in war. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/12/28/wor…

“Childhood war trauma is a public health crisis” via ⁦The Boston Globe⁩ bostonglobe.com/2023/12/26/opi…

#10MilesforMothers ⁦Every Mother Counts⁩ ⁦Team EMC⁩ 🧡🧡🧡

Honored to be formally inducted into National Academy of Medicine - an incredible experience I shared with my family and Regina Cunningham HUP CEO Penn Medicine

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

#NobelPrize

#5milesformothers ⁦Team EMC⁩ ⁦Every Mother Counts⁩ #givingbirthinamerica 🧡

Appreciate Los Angeles Times reporting on the positive impact #midwife / #OB physician collaboration can have on #laboranddelivery especially for Black women

Want to prevent #csection ? Let the experts in low risk care for low risk patients

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The midwifery model of care has been proven to improve birth outcomes and make mothers feel safer and listened to. Every Mother Counts #givingbirthinamerica
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Excited to return to one of my favorite half marathon courses this n the world on November 5th. This was ⁦Team EMC⁩ the first year we participated ⁦Golden Gate Half⁩ Join us! 🧡 ⁦Every Mother Counts⁩

“I became a global maternal health advocate the day I became a mother.”

At #CGI2022 , Christy Turlington Burns joined us to discuss her inspiration behind Every Mother Counts and why everyone should be a maternal health advocate.

Training begins…⁦⁦Team EMC⁩ Golden Gate Half⁩ November 5th #SanFrancisco 🧡

Tennessee House subcommittee members had state troopers physically remove gun safety activists who quietly held signs from a hearing.

We bow down to this woman who - visibly shaking - said: “You will have to drag me out.”

Moms will win.

“And for those women who may be at higher risk and have a concern that may be life-threatening — if they are reluctant to seek help, and this study suggests that almost half of them are, they may be at risk for a very adverse outcome.” via @NYTimes ⁦ nytimes.com/2023/08/22/hea…

We know what needs to be done for US #maternalhealth
✅ #medicaid expansion and reimbursement ⬆️
✅ increase #midwife participation
✅ facilitate #postpartum access
✅ leverage #telehealth
✅ center #healthequity
Who will have the political will? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

“With smart policies and investments, the United States can rebalance the scales so more families can focus on what really matters: ushering new babies into safe, healthy, welcoming homes.” ⁦Every Mother Counts⁩ #GivingbirthinAmerica washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Sinead O’Connor Was Ireland’s Alternative Moral Compass nytimes.com/2023/07/27/art…

1205 people died of maternal causes in the US in 2021 vs 658 in 2018. JAMA EIC Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo spoke with Joia Crear Perry, @mclemoremr, and Audra Robertson Meadows MD, MPH about these preventable #MaternalMortality deaths, which are particularly high among Black people. ja.ma/3KftsPv

Contraception is essential health care and it should be easy to get!

I introduced the Convenient Contraception Act with Senator John Fetterman to expand access to contraception and protect the health and lives of millions of women.