Tina Sherman

National Director, Maternal Justice

Tina is the National Director for the Maternal Justice Campaign at MomsRising. Tina has dedicated her professional life to supporting and empowering moms and families. She has served as a legislative aide in the United States Senate, has worked with several child and women's advocacy organizations, and is a certified birth doula.

Tina and her husband JP are raising four boys ranging from 8 to 18 years, including 15 year old twins. She is active in her hometown and serves as Chair of town planning board.

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Maternal Justice

May 3, 2025

We can’t fix what we can’t see and right now both the Trump Administration and Republican leadership in Congress are trying to erase the very information that helps us save moms’ lives and ensure healthy beginnings for babies. Sign our letter urging your member of Congress to protect maternal health and Medicaid!! Behind every data point is a story - a mom, a baby, a family. But right now the Trump Administration is slashing programs that tracks how moms and their babies are doing during pregnancy, birth, and beyond; information about what moms go through during pregnancy and birth; data that...

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Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

March 4, 2025

If you’re pregnant or pumping at work, guess what? You’ve got [legal] backup! Thanks to two game-changing laws — the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) — you no longer have to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. And forget about pumping in storage closets or bathrooms. Those days are over! Let’s talk about what this means for you! The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Pregnant workers, and those who have recently given birth, are able to receive reasonable accommodations to support a healthy pregnancy without fear of losing their...

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Maternal Justice

January 17, 2025

Después del paso del Huracán Helene, muchas familias de las regiones afectadas están enfrentando desafíos que afectan su vida diaria, incluyendo cómo alimentar de forma segura a sus bebés y niños pequeños. Estamos agradecidas por el Equipo de Apoyo y Defensa de la Alimentación Infantil en Emergencias (SAFE, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Coalición de la Lactancia Materna de Carolina del Norte que está sobre el terreno ofreciendo un vital apoyo, educación y suministros para ayudar a las familias a alimentar a sus bebés de forma segura –ya sea que estén lactando, tomando fórmula o empezando a...

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Breastfeeding Food! Maternal Justice

January 17, 2025

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many families across affected regions are grappling with challenges that disrupt everyday life, including safely feeding their babies and young children. We were grateful to join the NC Breastfeeding Coalition’s Support & Advocacy for Infant Feeding in Emergencies (SAFE) Team that is on the ground providing vital support, education, and supplies to help families safely feed their babies — whether lactating, using formula, or starting solids —despite limited access to clean water and power. The SAFE Team’s Mission The SAFE Team’s work is essential...

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Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

August 1, 2024

This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is - Nourish, Sustain, Thrive! We're still on top of the world celebrating the the rights that pregnant and pumping workers have in the workplace. You can learn (and share) about the legal protections for pregnant and lactating workers at our blog ! While we'll continue to celebrate, we know that when it comes to meeting the needs of expectant families - there is still work to be done. In the U.S. 4 out of 5 mothers start out breastfeeding, but less than half are still breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum. We...

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Breastfeeding

August 1, 2023

This National Breastfeeding Month we are celebrating!!! This year's theme is - This is Our Why. Our why - Supporting public policies that support pregnant and lactating families. And this year pregnant and pumping workers have new rights in the workplace. This is HUGE!! Gone are the days of choosing between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. No more pumping in storage closets or the bathroom. Pregnant, breastfeeding, and lactating workers are now longer forced to make these impossible decisions thanks to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”)...

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Maternal Justice

March 8, 2023

If you are pregnant or pumping at work new legislation signed into law at the end of last year offers you new legal protections! Gone are the days of choosing between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. No more pumping in storage closets or the bathroom. Pregnant, breastfeeding, and lactating workers are no longer forced to make these impossible decisions thanks to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”).

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Family Economic Security Maternal Justice

April 14, 2022

Please join MomsRising in celebrating Black Maternal Health Week !!! Founded by our partners at the Black Mamas Matter Alliance , Black Maternal Health Week is a week of awareness, activism, and community building where the voices of Black Mamas are centered. It is also a great opportunity to call on our lawmakers to support Black Mamas by enacting policies that seek to end racial & ethnic maternal health disparities and lift up Black families. Take this moment to urge your elected leaders to support Black Mamas and help ensure that every person that gives birth has a safe and healthy...

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Maternal Justice MomsRising

January 16, 2022

Right now, the United States is the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world, with major racial disparities with Black women losing their lives at 3 to 4 times more than the rate of white women due to maternity-related causes, independent of age, economic background, or education. This is a fact that has not changed for several decades.

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Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

August 1, 2021

Throughout National Breastfeeding Month, MomsRising will shine a spotlight on the barriers that many parents face in meeting doctors’ recommended breastfeeding guidelines and we will lift up our members stories - the struggles, the joys, and every moment in between. Please join us in celebrating the month with observances each week.

MomsRising Education Fund

Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

July 29, 2021

We must take a moment to lift up and support our fellow parents who have struggled to meet their breastfeeding goals. We know that many parents want to breastfeed or chestfeed, but face challenge after challenge in trying to meet their goals. Empower parents by taking these #5Actions this week to support breastfeeding families.

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

May 3, 2021

Developed by Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA, LMFT MomsRising consultant and expert in child and adolescent development and infant and early childhood mental health Perinatal and postpartum disorders are extremely common in women during pregnancy and after they give birth. While there is information out there around maternal mental health it’s not nearly enough. Studies show that one in seven women in the United States will suffer from a Perinatal and/or postpartum disorder. It is as common as gestational diabetes and it's sad that we don't talk about it as much as we should. One huge reason for the...

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Breastfeeding

August 1, 2020

It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I am ready to take a moment, breathe, celebrate and advocate. Normally, when August rolls around I am ready to celebrate! Celebrate the breastfeeding journeys that mothers and babies embark upon every single day. Each milestone (no matter the length) deserves to be celebrated, but living in the middle of a global pandemic is challenging to say the least so first, I am going to take a moment...I am going to breathe…. *deep breath* Now let’s celebrate! Let’s celebrate the first time you put baby to the breast, let’s celebrate the first time baby gave you...

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Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

July 1, 2020

Being pregnant and giving birth can be scary and raise lots of questions even in the best of times. At MomsRising, we’ve heard your concerns as you navigate this uncertain moment and your desire to make sure expecting families and providers are on the same page when it comes to ensuring positive and successful birth experiences and outcomes. Everyone who becomes pregnant, gives birth, and/or is breastfeeding/chestfeeding should have access to a safe, healthy, and respectful experience, even (and especially!) during the coronavirus pandemic. This is why MomsRising joined together with...

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Breastfeeding

August 1, 2019

6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 28 days - the length of time I breastfed my four boys! From an efficient nurser to the NICU and pumping every two hours to the baby who I never kept track of how often and for how long he nursed; I am proud of every second of that 6 years, 3 months, 1 week and 28 days, but my exprience is the exception and it should not be. Many moms want to breastfeed, but face challenge after challenging in trying to meet their breastfeeding goals. In fact, in the United States 4 out of 5 U.S. mothers start out breastfeeding, but less than half are still breastfeeding at 6...

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Breastfeeding

December 10, 2018

I have amazing and urgent news for you! We could get Congress to pass an important new law to support breastfeeding moms before the end of this year, but we have less than two weeks to get it done! The clock is ticking! Join me right now in urging Congress to stand up for breastfeeding moms and pass the Supporting Working Moms Act and Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act before they head home for the holidays. Here’s the scoop: Congress is set to adjourn for the year on December 13th, but they have work left to do. Legislation is pending that would help moms and babes right now! H.R. 3255/S...

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December 5, 2018

Intense does not begin to describe last week's staff retreat. Anti-oppression and anti-semitism training, visits to the The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarcerationand and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice exploring enslavement and lynching, and a dance party (because sometimes you just have to release) stirred all the emotions. From visceral and raw sorrow to heart-exploding love to pure exhaustion, I mean all. the. Emotions! I am grateful to be apart of an organization that is committed to growing and continually examining its own practices to ensure that it is living...

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Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

August 29, 2018

Throughout the month of August, MomsRising has been celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this week (August 25-31) we are delighted to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week . Black Breastfeeding Week is a national awareness campaign promoting and celebrating Black breastfeeding families. This year’s theme, #LoveOnTop, speaks to how love encompasses everything black parents do from breastfeeding to nurturing others. As I participated in Black Breastfeeding Week events over the weekend, I was inspired and humbled joining in community and celebrating together. Hearing each mothers’ story the...

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Breastfeeding

August 1, 2018

¡Estamos en el Mes Nacional de la Lactancia y estoy sumamente molesta! ¿Por qué? En todas partes pareciera que las mamás y bebés están siendo atacados y en el Mes Nacional de la Lactancia, las mamás que dan el pecho no son la excepción. En la primavera, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield redujo la tasa de reembolso de algunas de los extractores eléctricos de leche más populares del mercado haciendo que sea más difícil que las mujeres tengan los extractores que necesitan y la administración Trump se opuso a una resolución que promovería la lactancia durante la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud de las...

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Breastfeeding

August 1, 2018

It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I am fired up!! Why? Everywhere I turn moms and babies are under attack and as we kick off National Breastfeeding Month, breastfeeding moms are no exception. From earlier this spring when Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reduced reimbursement rates for some of the most common types of electric breast pumps on the market making it harder for women to get the pumps they need,to when the Trump Administration opposed a resolution supporting breastfeeding at the United Nations affiliated World Health Assembly in a move that put corporate wealth over moms’ and...

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Cómo apoyar a las familias del oeste de Carolina del Norte afectadas por el Huracán Helene

Supporting Western North Carolina Families Affected by Hurricane Helene

Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with MomsRising!

We're Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

Pregnant or Pumping at Work? YOU have new legal rights!

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Help save lives, end racial & ethnic maternal health disparities and promote birth equity!

Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

Tell Congress to Support Breastfeeding Moms

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¡Estamos en el Mes Nacional de la Lactancia y estoy sumamente molesta!

It's National Breastfeeding Month & I'm Fired Up!