Health Care

December 22, 2015

I recently had the curtain lifted around a key piece of my business. An expensive project I worked on with a business partner over a year ago wasn’t executed well and it was becoming increasingly clear it needed to be addressed. I was angry, frustrated and confused at how this had happened. Then I...

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Renee Trudeau

Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

December 22, 2015

Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed into law a measure that greatly expands protection against the inhumane and risky practice of restraining women when they are pregnant or have recently had a baby. Although New York enacted a law in 2009 to prevent the use of restraints on women...

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

December 18, 2015

We all need support, no matter who we are. As a pediatrician, CEO and a mom, I am constantly juggling priorities, schedules and child care. Some days are just plain hard and I’ve learned that the only way to get through the tough days and weeks is to practice self care. Self care is about how we...

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Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.

Celebrate Wins!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

December 17, 2015

Sometimes it’s hard to see the many ways that small actions like signing a petition, sharing your personal experience, making a call, attending a local meeting, or playing a MomsVote debate game on social media add up over time and make a big difference. They do. Because we are MomsRising together...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

December 16, 2015

Recently my extended family got into a bit of a heated mess around a long-time Christmas giving tradition and how best –or even why— we should carry it out. It really crystalized for me how key these touchstones are for me and my family. Rituals and traditions are what give life meaning. They...

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Renee Trudeau

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsVote Politics & Policy

December 14, 2015

OK, so Julie and I didn’t actually storm the podium at the international climate change talks in Paris. But we are elated that a historic decision was reached there which lays the foundation for justice and hope for all of the world’s people. The Paris Agreement holds great promise for families in...

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Roberta Riley

Health Care Politics & Policy

December 10, 2015

In 2012, Nicole G. was left to give birth alone in a Texas jail cell. Her baby’s umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck and the baby died. This week, the county government decided to settle Nicole’s lawsuit rather than take its chances in court. The settlement “saves my client a lot more...

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Rachel Roth

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Health Care

December 8, 2015

There are those moments in motherhood, you know the ones, that are permanently etched in memory. I can still vividly recall the trek from my sleek office to my car to pump breast milk. This walk, which felt both stressful and shameful, was necessary because my office space had no place for me to...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

December 4, 2015

This week we had 2 great guests: the Preeclampsia Foundation and the Office on Women's Health . Let's get to it! There are loads of great resources here!

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Sili Recio

Family Economic Security Health Care

December 3, 2015

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time for the country to remember and honor the histories, contributions, and struggles of the 566 federally recognized tribes and the 5.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in the United States. November is also the first month...

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