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RT @BerniceKing Please join me in celebrating my mother, #CorettaScottKing. She founded @TheKingCenter, a memorial & nonviolence training center, less than 3 months after my father was assassinated. And she was diligent in her pursuit of #MLKDay. She is the architect of the King Legacy. #MLK pic.twitter.com/c9pjbj46gt
Gaps in #Medicaid coverage are placing the health of low-income women and infants at risk. #maternalhealth ow.ly/1vSe50xVdsN
"We want healthy moms, and we want healthy babies and sometimes the way that you do that is through policy and advocacy." lex18.com/news/rep-attic… #BlackMamasMatter
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ICYMI (and remember, the personal IS political!) self.com/story/alma-ada… #BlackMamasMatter #BlackMaternalHealth
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RT @BMHCaucus Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications, and twice as likely to lose an infant to premature death. Learn more about the Black maternal health crisis on the @BMHCaucus website. ernalhealthcaucus-underwood.h…
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“Everywhere I went to receive assistance made me feel like another pregnant woman trying to take advantage of the system.” bustle.com/p/to-end-black… #BlackMamasMatter #maternalhealth
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We LOVE seeing the work of our partners highlighted! twitter.com/thenaabb/statu…
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While an estimated 12,000 pregnant women are incarcerated annually, Healthy Moms and Babies, a program in Chicago is testing a unique approach: offering #doulaservices to women in jail and advocating for post-delivery release. theatlantic.com/health/archiv… #maternalhealth
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