Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
May 13, 2021 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
Lamaze is excited to host a three-day virtual event focused on international, federal, and state advocacy September 27-29, 2021. Through educational content-offerings and meetings with Congressional representatives, Summit attendees will have opportunities to earn CEUs and advocate for federal maternal health bills in U.S. Congress.
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April 13, 2021 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
As Lamaze joins stakeholders, advocates, and policymakers in celebrating Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17, 2021), Lamaze educators, advocates, and parents can reflect on the progress made on raising awareness of maternal health disparities—and the actions taken to address them. With the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus’ (BMHC) and other policymakers’ leadership, vision, and collaboration, federal efforts to reduce maternal health disparities and shortfalls are no longer just talking points. They are now Congressional actions.
March 18, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
March is Women's History Month. Today we look at the history of childbirth through the lens of women's rights in and around childbirth, and initiatives toward improvements in maternity care and infant health. While the timeline below isn't exhaustive, we hope you are able to take away a better understanding of what has happened in the last century of childbirth-- initiatives often lead by women and birthing families themselves!
March 16, 2021 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
The American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides $1.9T in COVID-19 stimulus provisions and extends postpartum-coverage periods for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
February 08, 2021 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
Lamaze International is proud to endorse the Momnibus, a historic legislative package that the Black Maternal Health Caucus introduced on February 8, 2021. The Momnibus is a series of 12 bills that seek to improve U.S. maternal and childbirth outcomes and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates that disproportionately affect Black pregnant and birthing people.
Lamaze is especially pleased that many of the Momnibus bills would provide specific pathways to increase access to evidence-based childbirth education and to childbirth educators. The Lamaze advocacy team is also happy to announce that, for the first time, the package’s perinatal health worker definition includes childbirth educators.
August 13, 2020 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
In partnership with the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC), Lamaze hosted a webinar, Evidence-Based Childbirth Education: A Critical Strategy in Improving Birth Outcomes & Reducing Maternal Health Disparities, in July to discuss the growing role childbirth educators have in reducing maternal-health disparities. The webinar featured U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (North Carolina) and Lauren Underwood (Illinois), BMHC Co-Chairs; Tara Owens Schuler, M.Ed., LCCE, FACCE, Lamaze Diversity + Outreach Committee Chair; and Melissa Harley, AdvCD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, CLC, FACCE, DONA International President.
July 02, 2020 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
Lamaze International is pleased to announce its coordination with the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus (BMHC) to present a webinar, Evidence-Based Childbirth Education: A Critical Strategy to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Maternal Health Disparities. The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 11am CDT/12pm EDT and is free to all. All Lamaze members, parents, supporters, and Congressional staffers are welcome to attend.
May 14, 2020 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
As you may know, maternal and child health (MCH) entities within each state are preparing Title V Needs Assessment for the current and future MCH programming. The Title V grant provisions stipulate that states conduct these needs assessments every five years. This multi-year process helps determine the current needs of each state, the success of programs that the Title V MCH Block Grant supports, and the initiatives or programs that future grant funding should support.
May 06, 2020 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
In April, the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) released its assessment of the federal government’s current programs and efforts to address maternal mortality through its report, Trends in Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them. The GAO analysis focused on the U.S. maternal mortality increase between 2007 and 2016, the annual morality ratio fluctuation, and how the leading causes of death varied by racial ethnic group.
March 24, 2020 | by: Molly Giammarco, MPP
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt healthcare delivery and healthcare services, Lamaze International is working to keep its members updated on the actions the U.S. Government is taking to provide relief to the healthcare community as well as the steps Lamaze is taking to support its members during these times.
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