AMCHP Leads Coalition in Support of Bipartisan House Dear Colleague Letter Urging Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network

by Eden Desta | Apr 27, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

Dear Chair DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole: As you develop the FY 2023 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill, we urge you to provide $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and...

AMCHP Leads Coalition in Support of Bipartisan House Dear Colleague Letter Supporting Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for two Newly Authorized Federal Maternal Health Programs

by Eden Desta | Apr 27, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

Dear Chair DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole: We are grateful to you for prioritizing the health of our nation’s mothers by including provisions of the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act and the Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services (MOMS) Act in...

AMCHP Leads 55 National Organizations Urging Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network in Letter to House and Senate L-HHS Appropriations Leadership

by Eden Desta | Apr 26, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health, News Releases

Dear Chair Murray, Ranking Member Blunt, Chair DeLauro, and Ranking Member Cole: As you develop the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), we urge you to provide $100 million for the...

Black Maternal Health Week | 2022

by Chery Manon Espinal | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health

Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) takes place every year from April 11-7. Founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), BMHW is a week of awareness, activism, and community-building to bring visibility to Black-led maternal health initiatives and center the values...

Building Health Equity and Health Care Systems: The Importance of Doulas and Midwives as Community Birth Workers in Maternal and Child Health

by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 17, 2022 | Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters

By the Evidence and Implementation team at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP).   Doulas are trained in a non-clinical setting and provide support to the person giving birth. They provide emotional and physical support as well as...

MCH Bridges Episode #3 Part I and II: Redesigning Birth Work for the Future with the InTune Mother Society

by Eden Desta | Feb 22, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Podcast

  This two-part episode discusses birth justice, Black entrepreneurship, and ingenuity. Our guest speakers share their stories and experiences connecting families with holistic approaches to wellness and eliminating barriers to accessible perinatal health care...