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Tell Congress to pass maternal health legislation now!

September 11, 2018
“Exhausted from labor, I had no idea what to even say or ask. I never ended up receiving an overview of the process, nor any information on what I should expect or do post-partum. I was in the hospital for four days post op. Four days of excruciating pain due to being undermedicated. Four days of...
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Tasmiha Khan
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If you can't wait to vote...

September 11, 2018
Use the #CantWait2Vote button and take part in a wave of cultural change to get the word out about the issues that matter to you, and about the importance of voting.
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Dorie Klein
Health Care

Work Requirements and Health Care

September 11, 2018
In case you missed it, there have been significant changes in states throughout our country affecting health care. Arkansas has been the first state to implement work requirements, causing more than 4,600 individuals to lose health coverage through Medicaid. Under these rules, recipients must...
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Tasmiha Khan
Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

This Is What Teens REALLY Think About Their Social Media Lives

September 10, 2018
What teenagers look like they're doing and what they're actually doing can be two totally different things -- especially when it comes to social media. A bored-looking ninth-grader could be majorly bonding with her new BFF on Snapchat . A 10th-grade gamer may complain loudly when you cut off his...
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Caroline Knorr
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Welcome to the MomsVote Brigade Challenge!

September 10, 2018
Welcome to the MomsVote Brigade! We welcome moms, dads, and everyone who has a belly button to help register voters and get out the vote! Below are actions you can take to help register voters and get out the vote. And if you'd like to enter our sweepstakes and be entered into drawings to win...
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Anita Sarah Jackson
Maternal Justice

On C-sections, Maternal Health, & #MaternalJustice

September 10, 2018
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an ideal C-section rate of 10 to 15 percent of all births or less. The current rate in the US is 31.5 percent, about one in three babies. Black women are more likely to have medically unnecessary C-sections and have a higher rate of maternal mortality...
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Tasmiha Khan
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MomsVote

#5Actions of the Week: Voting Edition!

September 7, 2018
It's September, meaning we're less than two months away from Election Day! It's time to fire up our super parent jet packs! Because voting is one of the most important things we can do to demand the brighter world we seek for our children, families and communities. To help, this week's #5Actions...
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Karen Showalter
Childcare & Early Education

We Must Stop Destroying our Children

September 7, 2018
“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues – the most dominating virtues of human society – are created, strengthened and maintained.” Joseph Miles is 51 years old, but says he spends a lot of time today thinking about this quote by Winston Churchill...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Washington
MomsRising Paid Family Leave

El ABC de los permisos pagados en WA

September 6, 2018
El 30 de junio de 2017, la legislatura del estado de Washington aprobó, con apoyo bipartidista, la SB 5975 y creó un programa de permisos familiares y médicos pagados que impulsará a las mamás, a las familias y a nuestra economía. Esta victoria bipartidista fue un increíble testimonio de lo que...
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Maggie Humphreys
We Are MomsRising!
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Social & Emotional Development

We Are MomsRising, Te'Jal from Ohio

September 6, 2018
In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Te’Jal in Ohio about what it is like to be a mom in 2018. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . We didn't have any [high-quality early learning] programs that met our standards...
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Abbie Gately

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