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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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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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Looking for a Doula Who Takes Health Insurance? There’s an App for That.
If you are pregnant and want to hire a doula, this health care option might be cost-prohibitive for some. Typically, expectant mothers can either get free doula services if living in a low-income community where doulas are paid through donations and grants.
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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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Book Review: No Woman Left Behind
No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth by Kate Grant My rating: 5 of 5 stars No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth is a powerful and deeply moving memoir by Kate Grant, founding CEO of the Fistula Foundation.…
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Why Women and Girls Are Still the Most Vulnerable in Global Health Crises
Amid the global health funding crisis, I often think about the trickle-down effect of the closure of USAID. No matter if some believe the agency was a burden on American taxpayers or not, there is no doubt that the work it accomplished over the decades created measurable change for women and girls, from improved maternal…
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The Most Dangerous Place to Give Birth in the World and Four Ways You Can Help
Despite decades of progress in global health, pregnancy and childbirth remain life-threatening events for millions of women, especially in the world’s most fragile settings.
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Speaking to SayItForward.org about the Birth of Social Good Moms and What’s Next
I was honored to speak with Sharon D’agostino. She is the founder of Say It Forward and co-host of The Power of Stories Podcast along with Yodit Kifle Smith. We discussed how Social Good Moms started and what’s next for the site and community. I also discussed the importance of women using their voice for…
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Signs & Symptoms of Gynecological Cancer: What to Watch For
Gynecological cancer is a broad term for cancers that begin in a woman’s reproductive organs. These cancers start in the pelvis—the area below the stomach and between the hip bones.
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Arizona’s Now-Repealed Abortion Ban Serves As a Cautionary Tale For Reproductive Health Care Across the US
When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up to the states to regulate, and the related consequences for women’s health.
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The Right to Contraception Up for Vote in Senate
In light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Senate Democrats advanced the Right to Contraception Act today to create federal legislation to guarantee contraceptive rights nationwide for women. The bill will need 60 votes today to officially begin work on the bill. “Today, we live in a country where not only tens of millions…
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2022’s Best and Worst States for Women’s Equity
With Women’s Equality Day around the corner and the U.S. ranking as only the 27th best country for gender equality, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality. In order to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in American society, WalletHub compared the 50 states…
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3 Teas and Coffee Brands That Support Women
With all that is going on in the world, helping women through our everyday consumer actions is a way we can make a difference in their lives. While we can’t all take to the streets in protest or write impassioned letters to our senators or even donate to a cause every month, we can divert…