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The Bright SideIn South Korea, most mothers spend time at joriwons after childbirth, while in the U.S.it’s a different story.There’s an increasing push for postpartum support! Check out Ruby Postnatal, a 'luxury postpartum retreat' that's just opened.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PostpartumSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostpartumSupport</a>

Radical Anthropology<a href="https://c.im/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> Native mothers die at rates 2-4x higher than white women during pregnancy. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> birth workers are reclaiming sacred traditions through the “Three Sisters Model” to save lives and restore cultural birth ceremonies. A powerful story of healing and hope.<a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousBirth</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a><a href="https://nativenewsonline.net/coming-home-to-birth-how-alaska-s-indigenous-birthworkers-are-reclaiming-ceremonial-care" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nativenewsonline.net/coming-home-to-birth-how-alaska-s-indigenous-birthworkers-are-reclaiming-ceremonial-care</a>

Journeys In FilmThe Road to Rural Health explores obstacles to the successful prevention and treatment of heart disease, treatment of mental health concerns, and reduction of maternal health mortality rates in rural America. The series also focuses on the challenges faced by understaffed rural hospitals and health clinics and highlights innovative efforts to promote better health outcomes. Get our free community discussion guides for this series! 👇 2/3<a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/news/healthcare-matters-storytelling-education-and-partnerships-for-change/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journeysinfilm.org/news/healthcare-matters-storytelling-education-and-partnerships-for-change/</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CommunityHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityHealth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/HealthEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthEducation</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/HeartHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeartHealth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/MaternalMortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalMortality</a>

Shine My CrownJennie Joseph: Meet The First Black Woman To Own Accredited Midwifery School In The U.S. <a href="https://shinemycrown.com/jennie-joseph-meet-the-first-black-woman-to-own-accredited-midwifery-school-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shinemycrown.com/jennie-joseph-meet-the-first-black-woman-to-own-accredited-midwifery-school-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JennieJoseph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JennieJoseph</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Midwifery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Midwifery</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WomenInBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenInBusiness</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Make Midwives Universally Accessible and Save Millions of Lives, Who Urges: [UN News] Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to saving 83 percent of these people? To saving 3.7 million mothers, unborn children and babies annually? <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLRKVT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLRKVT</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Midwives</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SaveMothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveMothers</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewbornLives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewbornLives</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HealthForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthForAll</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Why Every Mother Deserves An Affordable Birthing Kit: [allAfrica] Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths, one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Sepsis, hemorrhage, and obstructed labor remain leading causes, many of which could be prevented with something as simple as a sterile birthing kit. Yet, despite their life-saving potential, around 20 million Nigerian… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL7YG6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL7YG6</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SafeBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SafeBirth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BirthingKits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirthingKits</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenEmpowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenEmpowerment</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalHealth</a>

Killer Rabbit 90"Unconscionable & Deliberate": GOP Budge Defunds Planned Parenthood Amid Maternal Health Crisis <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/27/spending_bill_planned_parenthood_abortion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.democracynow.org/2025/5/27/spending_bill_planned_parenthood_abortion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedParenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlannedParenthood</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbortionRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbortionRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RoeVsWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoeVsWade</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: 'A Silent Crisis' - Obstetric Fibrosis Affects 500,000 Women, Yet It's Fully Treatable: [UN News] Five days - that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d'Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKzdVz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKzdVz</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ObstetricHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ObstetricHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomenRights</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FistulaAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FistulaAwareness</a>

DionyZack 🍉✊🏽♀️🇳🇨🕸glané sur le net🕸 Cette fenêtre doit tomber ! Les boîtes à bébé croates n'aident pas les mères désespérées: Début février, une « fenêtre pour la vie » est apparue au sein du Monastère de la Visitation de Marie dans le quartier Trešnjevka de Zagreb. L'objectif déclaré est d'offrir une alternative à l'infanticide et à l'abandon des bébés dans les conteneurs, tout en offrant aux mères l'anonymat et une (…)… <a href="https://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article75078&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article75078&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Adoption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adoption</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/DroitsDesFemmes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DroitsDesFemmes</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Infanticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infanticide</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Zagreb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zagreb</a>

Krishna TomarIn India's villages, mothers are leading quiet revolutions—promoting hygiene, nutrition, and care despite challenges. Their efforts are building healthier homes and stronger communities. Read their inspiring stories: <a href="https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/blog/rural-mothers-building-healthier-homes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/blog/rural-mothers-building-healthier-homes/</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RuralIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RuralIndia</a>

WA Department of HealthWe are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Maternal Health Innovations (MHI) Program grants. Launched in 2023 with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the MHI Program aims to improve <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> across Washington through three goals:⭐️ Establishing a statewide maternal health taskforce,⭐️ Identifying strategic priorities for the next five years, and⭐️ Improving how maternal mortality and morbidity data are collected and used at the state level.Read more at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh-awards-funding-strengthen-maternal-health-tribal-and-rural-communities" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh-awards-funding-strengthen-maternal-health-tribal-and-rural-communities</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: African Women At Higher Risk of Pre-Eclampsia - a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication: [The Conversation Africa] Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It's a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKc4ky" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKc4ky</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PreEclampsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PreEclampsia</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PregnancyHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PregnancyHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AfricanWomen</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PregnancyComplications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PregnancyComplications</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Lives of Pregnant Women and Newborns At Risk As Funding Cuts Impact Midwifery Support: [UN News] Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services - from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKc2tH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKc2tH</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Midwifery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Midwifery</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewbornHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewbornHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SexualReproductiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SexualReproductiveHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricaHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AfricaHealth</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Midwives in South Sudan Provide a Lifeline in Times of Calm and Crisis: [WHO-AFRO] Juba -- Midwives play a critical role in South Sudan, facilitating antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and postnatal care for mothers and newborns to prevent death and promote a healthy future for both mothers and children. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKZCFN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKZCFN</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Midwives</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthSudan</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AntenatalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntenatalCare</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Launch of $600M Fund to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in Africa: [allAfrica] The Beginnings Fund aims to prevent over 300,000 avoidable deaths by expanding access to quality care for mothers and babies in sub-Saharan Africa, in partnership with Ministries of Health. The Fund is supported by anchor donors the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, The ELMA Foundation, Gates… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKSfjB" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKSfjB</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewbornHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewbornHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthCare</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SubSaharanAfrica</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PreventableDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PreventableDeaths</a>

Shine My CrownThis is Just Heartbreaking! A Board-Certified OB-GYN Exposes How Black Women Are Deliberately Cut During Childbirth <a href="https://shinemycrown.com/this-is-just-heartbreaking-a-board-certified-ob-gyn-exposes-how-black-women-are-deliberately-cut-during-childbirth/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shinemycrown.com/this-is-just-heartbreaking-a-board-certified-ob-gyn-exposes-how-black-women-are-deliberately-cut-during-childbirth/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlackWomenMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackWomenMatter</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Childbirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Childbirth</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OBGYN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OBGYN</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HealthcareEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthcareEquality</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Solving Africa's Fragmented Health Records Crisis: [allAfrica] My friend, Adjoa, a first-time mother in Ghana, looked forward to welcoming her newborn. On the delivery day, she was away from her primary care center and rushed to another hospital for delivery, unaware that critical information about her dangerously placed placenta wasn't transferred with her. Adjoa lost her baby and nearly her life, a… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKDYXT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKDYXT</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthCare</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HealthRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthRecords</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ghana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ghana</a>

Shine My CrownYoung Mom Dies Weeks After C-Section That Delivered Twins: ‘It Hurts Because She Should Be Here Doing This’ <a href="https://shinemycrown.com/young-mom-dies-weeks-after-c-section-that-delivered-twins-it-hurts-because-she-should-be-here-doing-this/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shinemycrown.com/young-mom-dies-weeks-after-c-section-that-delivered-twins-it-hurts-because-she-should-be-here-doing-this/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MaternalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaternalHealth</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CSection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSection</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TwinMoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TwinMoms</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loss</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grief</a>

Knowable MagazineIn people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing problems that can last a lifetime. Researchers are searching for remedies. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WorldHealthDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldHealthDay2025</a><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/overcoming-risks-of-pregnancy-at-high-elevation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/overcoming-risks-of-pregnancy-at-high-elevation</a><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/KnowableMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowableMagazine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceMastodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/maternalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maternalhealth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/newbornhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newbornhealth</a>

Knowable MagazineStress and anxiety during pregnancy can mean a higher risk of offspring developing ADHD, depression or other conditions. Medical psychologist Catherine Monk explains how prenatal mental care benefits mothers and babies. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WorldHealthDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldHealthDay2025</a><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2019/mental-health-mother-and-baby" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2019/mental-health-mother-and-baby</a><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/KnowableMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowableMagazine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceMastodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/maternalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maternalhealth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/newbornhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newbornhealth</a>

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