Archive: March for Moms
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We Need to Support Birthing People Who Use Drugs
by Amanda DiMeo A few years ago, I spent most days during a chilly New England fall at a syringe exchange, working as a researcher studying harm reduction programs in Massachusetts. Each syringe exchange program had a cozy back office, which is where I'd spent most of my time in conversation with people who use...
2020 March for Moms and Advocacy week
Monday May 4th was the fourth annual March for Moms rally, typically hosted on the Washington Mall but instead brought to our computer screens this year. The March for Moms team assembled an amazing group of speakers including politicians...
On Becoming a Mother
By Katie Shea Barrett My favorite definition of "mother" is: to look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively. I always wanted to be a mother – I just loved looking after people I loved. I mothered my two younger siblings, I...
What we're reading, listening to, and watching
I never tire of reading, watching, or hearing about maternal and child health because the topics are so prolific and broad. Maternal and child health is about employment and policy. It's about social support. It's about racism. It's about...