From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “I suffered from terrible postpartum depression. My doctor didn’t discuss it with me and I didn’t know what was happening to me.” –Lois Lois is just like so many moms who struggle after giving birth. It … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): On Latina Equal Pay Day, can you help us close the gender wage gap by sending a timely note to the U.S. Senate at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/PWFA_LEPD2022/? It’s long past time to close the wage gap: Studies show … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Stunned! We are absolutely stunned. Congress is preparing to go home for the year without taking the next steps to help end the maternal health crisis. We are literally talking life and death, where action could … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Want to join a national power network of Super Mom leaders? And are you – or do you aspire to be – a volunteer community leader who can make change happen for your family and loved … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): There are less than 7 weeks left in the year but WOW does Congress have some work to do! We have created a “to-do” list for Congress to keep them on schedule for delivering important policies … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Everyday, pregnant workers in this country are forced to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy. Why? Because they lack access to critical workplace accommodations, like requesting more bathroom breaks, or being able to keep … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are SO fed up and frustrated that we haven’t passed nation-wide paid family and medical leave yet. When we tell you that this time last year we were *convinced* we were about to win paid … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “Without diagnosis and treatment of my postpartum depression I don’t know what would have happened – I was losing the ability to take care of my daughter and was struggling with suicidal thoughts.” –Kristin Kristin is … Continued
From the team at We Choose Welcome: (https://www.wechoosewelcome.com/) Sunday is Mother’s Day, a time to honor all who have served as mothers to us, whether by birth or other connection. Here is a poem for the mothers and mother figures … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We hope that you will join us in celebrating the fifth annual Black Maternal Health Week, founded by our partners at Black Mamas Matter Alliance. Black Maternal Health Week is a week of awareness, activism, and … Continued