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What Community Doula Access Actually Looks Like, From a Working Doula
Shelbi Kohler is a certified birth doula, mother of seven, and the founder of True Joy Birthing, a resource for expecting families covering doula services, birth support, and maternal health across the United States.
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Child Care Costs By State in 2026
We all know that the cost of child care can be a crippling necessity for many families. And it seems that the costs are only going up. In fact, most U.S. families do not earn nearly enough to comfortably afford child care. According to WalletHub, married couples can spend up to 14% of their income…
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Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to recognize it
A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at higher rates than in any other high-income country.
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Wisconsin still allows child marriage — but efforts to end it have stalled
In Wisconsin 16- and 17-year-olds can still be married with written parental permission submitted to a county clerk along with a standard marriage license. Between 2015 and 2024, 297 minors were married in Wisconsin, according to the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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The Best U.S. Cities For Kids’ Outdoor Play This Summer
Now that school is out, or nearly out for the summer for many families, play will be important during these hot summer months. Unstructured play, as research shows, helps children learn to socialize, gives them a break from their devices, helps them understand their bodies, and helps them enjoy the outdoors.
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Mothers are stretching every dollar — and still finding ways to care for their families
They are taking on debt, cutting back on personal medical care, delaying rent payments and skipping meals so their kids can eat. Federal cuts are poised to make things worse.
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Good Vibes, Green Tides: Sustainable Spring Starts Here
Spring has a quiet way of clearing space not just in our homes, but in our heads. As the sun lingers a little longer and the air softens, it’s a natural moment to reset what we bring into our daily routines. Here are products we believe you will love this spring and into summer.
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Top 10 States for Working Moms in 2026
With Mother’s Day around the corner and 74% of mothers with children under 18 participating in the workforce in 2025, personal finance company WalletHub has released its 2026 report ranking the best and worst states for working moms. To determine which states provide the most support for working mothers, WalletHub evaluated all 50 states and…
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5 Affordable Ways to Celebrate Earth Day With Your Family
Celebrating Earth Day does not mean you have to be involved in a huge celebration. You can start right at home today by making small, intentional steps to make your life greener. Here are five ways you can celebrate Earth Day without breaking the bank.
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Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
For over 50 years, researchers, clinicians and policymakers in the global health community have worked to eliminate infections, but the gutting of USAID could undo everything.
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Prepare for Childbirth: Jen Hamilton’s Birth Vibes Review
If you are pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or have recently given birth, you have probably heard of Jen Hamilton, the popular Labor and Delivery nurse who talks to millions every time she posts. With the encouragement of her online audience and publishers who wanted her to write a book, her first book, Birth Vibes:…
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Florida Pregnant Women Are Having Court Hearings Forcing C-Sections from Hospital Beds
I recently read one of the most horrifying articles I have read in a very long time. ProPublica wrote an investigative report, Florida Courts Ordered Them To Have C-Sections, about women who wanted to have vaginal births but were met with resistance from the hospital and the courts.
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Spilling the Inequali-Tea with Oxfam
In 2025, billionaire wealth increased three times faster than the average over the previous five years. The United States also has more billionaires than any other country, while 40 percent of Americans are considered poor or low income.
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Free Guide for Members: How to Use Your Voice to Advocate for Change
Influence for Good: How to Use Your Voice to Advocate for Change shares practical strategies for using social media to raise awareness, build meaningful connections, and advocate for causes that truly matter, especially for women, families, and communities often left out of the conversation.
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CDC Releases Maternal Mortality Rates for 2024
The new maternal mortality rates from 2024 were released this week from the National Center for Health Statistics. Most of the data remain the same as in 2023, with a modest decrease in maternal deaths from 669 to 649.
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Celebrate Women’s Day: Get Your Free E-Book
We are giving away our e-book, Simple Steps to Become a Maternal Health Advocate, for free to members of our community only.
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The Best States for Women’s Health
Did you know there are 169 million women in the United States? Studies show that one-third of women postpone necessary medical care due primarily to a lack of access and rising health care costs.
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You’re Invited: Our Social Good Moms Community
We are happy to announce the launch of a community for Social Good Moms. Social Good Moms was created for women who believe their voices matter and that social media can be a force for good. The Social Good Moms community is a space where moms, advocates, bloggers, and changemakers come together to support one…
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Texas Cities Have Some of the Highest Preterm Birth Rates in the US, Highlighting Maternal Health Crisis Nationwide
The March of Dimes report scored the U.S. overall a D+ grade on preterm birth rate at 10.4%, but states differ dramatically in their scores. New Hampshire, for example, scored an A- with 7.9% of infants born prematurely, while Mississippi, where 15% of infants are born prematurely, scored an F.
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Why You Should Donate to These 5 Charities This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is all about love and we believe that one of the greatest acts of love is donating to causes that help women, children, and families. This year we have already written about gardens where you can donate funds on behalf of a loved one or friend. Now, we have five organizations we believe…