The W.K. Kellogg Foundation partnered with the New Mexico Research Evaluation and Learning (REAL) Team Members to create a new report – Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal-Child Health and Addressing Disparities through a Reproductive and Birth Justice Lens – that explores how community-based organizations influence the health and well-being of birthing people and their babies in New Mexico.
A new report from Center for American Progress reveals how a holistic approach to perinatal health through the lens of the social determinants of health can impact birth outcomes, postpartum wellness and subsequent child development.
Maternal and child health advocates in New Orleans are proactively working to address breastfeeding disparities and to create conditions to support families for a healthy future.
Organizations across the U.S. are mobilizing to support families impacted by the baby formula shortage by providing reliable information and resources.
For Black Maternal Health Week, part 3 of the series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” discusses caring for a new life during climate emergencies and the importance of breastfeeding.
For Black Maternal Health Week, part 2 of the series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” discusses the impact of generational trauma, the 2020 racial uprisings and the impact of COVID-19 on Black birthing people.
For Black Maternal Health Week, this 3-part series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” focuses on the isolation many new parents felt caring for their new babies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A collaboration in Detroit is working to broaden options for maternal care in Michigan, specifically the midwifery model of care.
