Health Care

Health Care Maternal Justice Social & Emotional Development

February 5, 2019

Pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity rates are on the rise in this country. Each year, 700 to 900 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes in the U.S., and approximately 65,000 experience serious complications. For Black women, the statistics are even worse. Regardless of...

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Alexis Anderson

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

February 4, 2019

We’re coming together to protect all families during the #SOTU on Tuesday & we need your voice! Join us (@MomsRising) for the #StateofOURUnion and pledge to UNITE against hate, misogyny, sexual violence, racism, and all forms of discrimination. We’re not going to let Trump be the only voice...

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Amber Dorsey

Health Care

February 1, 2019

Across the nation and here in North Carolina, health care is consistently at the top of the list when it comes to issues voters care about. Regardless of political party, religion, or race/ethnicity, our families have a common desire to lead healthy lives, which starts with quality health insurance...

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Felicia Burnett

Mom with young daughter hugging her and smiling.

Health Care

February 1, 2019

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

January 24, 2019

Many workers in the U.S. are one missing paycheck away from financial hardship or worse. A recent survey conducted by GoBankingRates found that 58 percent of Americans have $1,000 or less in savings. And as the Trump Shutdown enters Day 28, more evidence is emerging that a number of the 800,000...

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David Elliot

Gun Safety Health Care

December 30, 2018

MATERNAL JUSTICE Kira Johnson, pictured above with her husband and son, needlessly lost her life to medical neglect after childbirth. After years of advocacy — powered by YOUR generosity — the MomsRising community and partners finally got Congress to treat maternal mortality as the national...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care MomsRising

December 26, 2018

I will not stand by and watch my family’s health coverage be stripped away. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. While the fight is not over, this is a clear and immediate threat to my family, and to the millions of people like us who...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

December 21, 2018

Have you heard the good news? Because of your actions, we achieved a big WIN for maternal health! This week Congress passed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, and right before the holidays, it was signed into law by the President. This is an incredible, powerful and groundbreaking win for pregnant...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Podcast

December 17, 2018

On the #RADIO show this week we cover some spectacular recent wins in Congress, like the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and SNAP in the Farm Bill, and how real people made them happen; we also cover a new report on uninsured kids and the importance of children having access to healthcare; then we...

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Amber Dorsey

Power Up!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

December 12, 2018

Recently, MomsRising’s CEO/Executive Director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner asked MomsRising staff members to share their favorite wins and innovations of the year. It turned out to be a very long list. To put it simply, the MomsRising community — which includes you! — CRUSHED it in 2018! The energy and...

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Anita Sarah Jackson