Congressional Maternal and Child Health Champions: Honoring Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard and Jaime Herrera Beutler, Co-Founders of the Maternity Care Caucus

by Chery Manon Espinal | Dec 6, 2022 | Government Affairs, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Lauren Blachowiak, Government Affairs Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)   Long-time maternal and child health (MCH) champions Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40) and...

Proposed Legislation Gaining Bipartisan Momentum to Stem the Stillbirth Crisis in the U.S.

by Chery Manon Espinal | Dec 6, 2022 | Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Emily Price, Chief Executive Officer, Healthy Birth Day, Inc. Background The urgency to prevent stillbirth in the U.S. has mounted in the U.S. as more evidence is released showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on pregnancies. Even before the pandemic, more...

Episode 11 – Community-Led Solutions for Change: The Story of Colorado’s Birth Equity Bill Package

by Eden Desta | Nov 28, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Podcast

  Guest Speakers:    Laura Powis (Moderator), Program Manager for Evidence-Based Policy & Practice at AMCHP  Indra Lusero, Birth Justice Advocate and the Founder and Director of The Elephant Circle   Demetra (Mimi) Seriki, Midwife at A Mothers Choice...

Apply for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Action Learning Collaborative

by Eden Desta | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Emergency Preparedness, Maternal & Infant Health

Are you interested in building your jurisdiction’s capacity to meet the complex needs of women, children, and families in planning for and responding to public health emergencies? The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is inviting applications...

Episode 10 – Queering Perinatal Mental Health

by Eden Desta | Oct 24, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Mental Health & SUD, Podcast

Guest Speakers: Leo Andreas (he/him), Dad of a two-year-old Jenna “JB” Brown (they/he), Full-Spectrum Community Doula and Educator at Love Over Fear Wellness & Birth In this episode, Leo Andreas and Jenna “JB” Brown join us to explore the...

Reflecting on Amá: The Untold Story of the Sterilization of Thousands of Indigenous Women at the Hands of the U.S. Government

by Eden Desta | Sep 1, 2022 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By Catalina Desouza, Intern, Laura Powis, MPH, Program Manager, Lynda Krisowaty, MHS, Senior Program Manager, and Noeli Vasquez, BS, Public Health Associate, Evidence and Implementation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) While many believe...