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Rotary International concentrates its impact over 7 areas of focus. This July we turn our attention to Maternal & Child Health, welcoming speakers from Faraja Hope Generation and Eastern Virginia Medical School's Center for Maternal and Child Health, Equity, and Advocacy. Through our #ThursdaySpeakerSeries, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the issues facing mothers from both an international and local perspective. Maternal and child health is an important issue, impacting families, communities, and national economies. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented. And according to the World Health Organization, a staggering 800 women die every day from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths could be prevented with the right care. Opportunities for action exist across a wide spectrum of actors that includes states, tribes, local communities, healthcare professionals healthcare systems, employers, researchers, etc. #Rotary plays an important role in implementing ACTION around this issue, improving access to essential medical services, providing immunizations, education, and birth kits around the globe. Interested in getting involved? Join us for lunch! https://lnkd.in/eJ8TBEfj #maternalchildhealth #maternalhealth #maternalhealthequity #Maternalhealthcare #maternalhealthcrisis #rotary #peopleofaction #maternalandchildhealthmonth #RotaryInternational

During Black Maternal Health Week, we will share how we support and ensure equitable care to black birthing parents through our Advocacy and more specifically our Policy Team. Family Connects presents a comprehensive approach to addressing a preventable crisis that disproportionally impacts black birthing parents. Since 2018, the ACOG has advocated for postpartum consultations within three weeks of giving birth. Yet, many mothers in the U.S. navigate the first 12 weeks post-delivery on their own, often delaying medical visits until 4-6 weeks postpartum. Alarmingly, about 40% of new moms never have a postpartum medical visit, with even fewer among those facing healthcare access issues. The ACOG suggests nurse home visits as a potential alternative for the initial postpartum visit, referencing the Family Connects model. The Family Connects model provides universal and equitable quality care and resources to newborns and their families in diverse communities across the United States. Family Connects International equips, certifies, and trains communities and nurses to provide quality health care to newborns and their families. #PostpartumCare #HealthcareAcces #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BMHW24 To learn more about our advocacy for Black Maternal Health visit our website at: https://buff.ly/43V6s0K

We all have a stake in improving birth equity and maternal and infant health. Learn what part you play in the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs' new birth equity map at https://buff.ly/42ALQu0. #mch

Why should more women die during childbirth? We can train husbands on how to deliver babies at home. We can train pastor's wives and women's fellowship groups in communities to be on standby. We have knowledge of traditional medicine we can capitalize on to ensure safe delivery. In the workplace; at least a colleague must be trained to stabilize a woman in labour and know First Aid and emergency response. There are many intervention methods we can apply. Do not be limited to expecting from the government all the time.

This was me in 2016 as a first time mum. My post term, 12 day overdue baby was born and taken straight to the NICU without me even being able to lay eyes on him or hold him following a failed induction and an emergency c section. By the end of that week, we were being told to essentially give up and let him go. In every sense of the word, my baby boy looked healthy and was described as a 'strapping' and sturdy looking 9 pound plus newborn. Doctors couldn't understand why he was so severely ill. I had had a healthy pregnancy and been well throughout, without any concerns. But I had the answers they didn't. Had I been listened to on the induction ward by the staff when I was in agony all night, and had NICE guidance been followed, my baby would not have been born in the condition that he was. My husband and I fought for him. We refused to 'pull the plug'. We had him transferred to another hospital 2 hours away and miraculously he turned a corner, and slowly over the course of a month in NICU, he came home. My baby came home healthy, and has been thriving since. He is our constant reminder that hope never dies and miracles are possible. My story had a happy ending. So many others do not. However, I emerged from this experience with PTSD and anxiety symptoms which went un detected because I wasn't scoring highly on a screening measure of depression. As a clinical psychologist, I was able to slowly use my own skills on myself and come out the other side. But this won't be the case for most. Maternity care and post maternity support must be improved within the NHS. We need to trust that pregnant women know their own bodies- if they say something is not right, it probably isn't. We need more psychological support post birth, and we need this support from experts who are trained to deliver psychological support. #nhs #perinatalcare #clinicalpsychology #psychologist #maternitycare

Did you lose your daughter or sister during childbirth? Would you consider helping the Morehouse School of Medicine Center for Maternal Health Equity in its efforts to understand and humanize these tragedies? Scan the QR code to get involved. #maternalmortalityrate #maternalmortality #maternalmortalityawareness #DSMAP #DrShalonsMAP #BlackMaternalHealth #birthequity, #HearHer, #BirthingtheMagic, #HealtyStart

As we recognize #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, often we hear discussion of crises in #MaternalHealth without solutions being offered. AIM team members, Christie Allen and Amy Ushry, with fellow authors Aja Clark, Phoebe Wescott, and Inas-Khalidah Mahdi are proud to have contributed the Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health. Their book chapter explains how we can achieve a better future for Black pregnant and postpartum people and the importance of respectful maternity care and reproductive justice in maternal health innovation. Read the Practical Playbook III for free now: https://bit.ly/3JeKNav #BMHW24 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #MaternalHealth #MaternalHealthMatters #MaternalHealthEquity #AIMForInnovation

Don’t miss WMTV 15 News reporter Shaina Nijhawan’s segment on the collaboration between Harambee Village Doulas and Madison Metropolitan School District Capital High Parenting Program. The segment kicked off World Doula Week, outlining how school staff and doulas provide pregnant and parenting students the support and resources they need to begin their role as new parents. Doulas educate and support pregnant and birthing moms to advocate for the kind of birth experience they want. Research shows that well-supported pregnancies impact healthy outcomes: fewer medical interventions like c-sections and pain medication, fewer incidences of post-partum depression, and a higher incidence of successful nursing. Our relationship with Harambee Village Doulas is important to our efforts to address racial disparities that exist for maternal and child health outcomes. They are an amazing community partner.   https://lnkd.in/gxx5fY-M #WorldDoulaWeek #HealthyEquity #MaternalHealthCrisis #BlackMaternalCare

'Black maternal health care and community groups: building trust and bridging gaps' a know group experiencing health inequalities and a good model to address. Involve the community in this and other issues of inequality. https://lnkd.in/en3SgJE2

To better understand the challenges and opportunities for county government in supporting pregnant and postpartum people, the National Association of Counties surveyed county officials on their role and authority in #MaternalHealth, gaps and barriers in maternal care systems, and county-level solutions and priorities. Read this report that highlights survey findings, focus group and interview responses, and AMCHP’s Birth Equity Ecosystem Map as a framework to connect maternal health to infant, family, and community health. bit.ly/3LwDR9O