Midwifery care: Improving health outcomes for moms and babies
International Day of the Midwife is celebrated each year on May 5th. Below we discuss how midwifery care can help reduce maternal health disparit ...
March of Dimes is celebrating moms and putting them first!
Having a baby is all about firsts: the first smile, first tooth, first diaper change. But babies aren’t the only ones growing—new parents are als ...
Black Maternal Health Week 2022
We previously wrote about National Minority Health Month and the importance of highlighting the health of racial and ethnic minorities in this co ...
National Minority Health Month 2022
Each year in April dozens of organizations come together to help raise awareness about National Minority Health Month. The goal of this health ob ...
Doulas can improve care before, during and after childbirth
Doulas are non-clinical caregivers who provide physical, emotional and informational support to pregnant people and their partners before, during ...
World Down Syndrome Day 2022
What is Down syndrome?
Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by extra genetic material. Typically, our cells contain 23 pairs of chr ...
5 Myths About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy
One of the best ways to protect yourself and others is to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Research has shown that the vaccine is safe and effective in ...
What are cleft lip and cleft palate?
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that happen during pregnancy. Your baby’s lips form between 4 and 7 weeks, and the palate (roo ...
Help prevent neural tube defects before you get pregnant
Did you know that you can reduce your baby’s risk for neural tube defects (also called NTDs) before you get pregnant? NTDs are birth defects of t ...
Protecting yourself and your baby from syphilis
Did you know that syphilis is a preventable sexually transmitted infection (also called STI)? In 2019, the U.S. reported a growing number o ...