What I Didn’t Know: The Truth About Prenatal Anxiety and Depression

Closure of Mount Sinai West’s Birthing Center Further Limits NYC Women’s Care Options

Last week, Mount Sinai West announced that their birthing center is scheduled to be shuttered in January 2019, after 22 years of providing quality maternity care. The closure of the…

Groundbreaking Legislation Introduced to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in the U.S.

By: Melissa Gradilla

Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Kamala…

The Dire State of Maternal Health in the United States on International Day of the Midwife

The word is finally out — the US is facing a maternal health crisis. The statistics are horrifying — the number of women who have lost their lives giving birth in the United…

Why Not Home?

By Jessicca Moore, MSN, FP

“You and your mom would have died.” I was breech, delivered by cesarean section…

Help Us Improve Access to Maternity Care in the United States

Distance to care can make the difference between life and death.

No woman should have to travel an hour or more to get the maternity care needed to keep herself and her baby healthy, but that is the…

Community-based solutions can address racial disparities in maternal health

By Elizabeth Dawes Gay