WHAT A DAY! Our goal was to amplify several bills related, but not limited, to:
-Reducing Birth Center regulatory and systemic barriers to meet demand for safe, cost effective midwifery-led care
-Recognizing Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) licensure
-Enacting Paid Leave after stillbirths
Please join the Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) Wednesday, March 26th at 10am for LiveStream Press Conference.
Please join the Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) Wednesday, March 26th as we raise our voices for maternal health in Albany! 📢 Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining us, in-person or remotely. www.bit.ly/mar26action
The Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) presents Learn About Your Rights and Protections as a Pregnant, Birthing, or Postpartum Employee, a live discussion with A Better Balance. This is the third of several Teach-Ins that the MMHC has planned for 2025.
The Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) presents Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and Licensure, a live discussion with community advocates. This is the second of several Teach-Ins that the MMHC has planned for 2025.
The Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) presents Empowering Reproductive Justice, a live discussion with community advocates and legislators.
The Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) presents New York: Unpacking the Crisis - A Teach-In on the State of NY Maternal Health Justice, a live discussion with community advocates. This is the first of several Teach-Ins that the MMHC has planned for 2025.
Maternal death rates are staggering in the U.S. Kim is featured as a subject-matter expert in this recent article by Wanda Lau on architects' potential to improve birth environments and postpartum resources for women and their families.
Kim Holden was a founder, managing principal + architect at renowned firm SHoP and became a doula after 20 years of practice. We speak to Kim, whose change of careers has been unconventional and courageous, about her initiative, Doula x Design, and how she supports families during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
I am an Registered Architect (RA, AIA), as well as a Certified Advanced Birth Doula (CABD), Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), Design Consultant, and Educator, based in Portland, ME and New York, NY.