Black maternal health is in a state of emergency in the US, and Black women are around 3x more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women.

Read IWPR's federal & state policy solutions to address this crisis: iwpr.org/the-black-mate…

#BlackMaternalHealthWeek

Q3:This year’s theme is “Our Bodies STILL Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice NOW!” Why is it important to use a reproductive justice framework in advancing better Black Maternal Health outcomes? #BMHW24

NDWA President Ai-jen Poo celebrated President Biden centering care in the The White House economic agenda and championing policies to better pay care workers at our Rally for Care in D.C.! #TheCareEconomy

Doulas provide a spectrum of care for families and communities. This care is especially important for Black mamas whose maternal health outcomes are usually improved when they’re working with a doula! ❤️ #BMHW24 #BlackDoulaDay @blkmamasmatter

.Domestic Workers President Ai-jen Poo joined Zerlina Maxwell on the show this morning to discuss the second Care Workers Recognition Month after last year's sweeping Executive Order on care!

Listen: siriusxm.us/Zerlina

Q9: It’s #BlackDoulaDay and we want to shout out all the amazing doulas out there! If you are a doula, quote this with where you are located and what you specialize in! #BMHW24 #BlackDoulaDay

Today, we’re joining Black Mamas Matter Alliance to celebrate Black Maternal Health Week! Join them at 12 PM EST for a conversations aimed at shifting the state of Black Maternal Health in the U.S. through maternity care work and advocacy. Use #BMHW24 to participate! 💜💛 #BlackMamasMatter

We all have care in common – it’s time we had a care system we can depend on too. Dawn Huckelbridge and our Ai-jen Poo explain why #CareCantWait and why we all need to fight for #TheCareEconomy .
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Welcome to Majority Rules Monday! We are so excited to re-introduce our ✋🏾 rules that we believe can lead to a world beyond our wildest imagination. 🌎✨

For Majority Rule #1, Kennedy walks us through “OUR LIVES ARE SAFE.' #MajorityRules #MajorityRules Monday #Supermajority

In order to serve some of Missouri’s most vulnerable women, doulas say they're giving up wages to make their services affordable to those who need it the most. In MO, doulas are not guaranteed a reimbursement through Medicaid for low-income patients.
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Today is Equal Pay Day for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander women. AANHPI women earned, on average, 80₵ for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men last year. But looking past the average, many ethnic groups face even wider wage gaps. #AANHPIEqualPay

Equal pay is a reproductive justice issue.

TY @whitehouse for proclaiming April as Care Workers Recognition Month and reaffirming that #CareCantWait —from the American Rescue Plan, to the EO on Care, to his recent budget, President Biden fights for care workers to get the pay and recognition they deserve. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Today is Equal Pay Day for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander women. AANHPI women earned, on average, 80₵ for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men last year. But looking past the average, many ethnic groups face even wider wage gaps. #AANHPIEqualPay

Happy Month of Care! Child care, paid leave, aging & disability care, fair pay for care workers — these are essential policies that we have yet to fully invest in. This is our month to bring them to the forefront of our national agenda. #CareCantWait