“Health equity motivates much of my work. The long-term goal of this trial is to mitigate barriers that can get in the way of preventive healthcare for diverse patients.” - Susan Brown, UC Davis Health Internal Medicine. Learn more about the new new gestational diabetes trial: ucdavis.health/3OdalF1

Nurturing the Future: Investing in Early Childhood Development youtu.be/QF0NhuJyH3I via YouTube

Black moms contend with unique challenges: lack of high-quality medical care, increased stress and exposure to racial trauma, and higher risk of childbirth complications. Join us to advocate for change during Black Maternal Mental Health Week. #BMMHW2022 #collectiveeffort

The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (S. 1658) would close the coverage gap in the Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, ensuring the right to pump during the workday for an additional 9 million women. Learn more here: usbreastfeeding.org/pump-act.html

California’s Medicaid program pays for more than 50% of births in the state, and nearly 5% of all births nationally. Learn how new initiatives in the state seek to advance more whole-person maternity and reproductive health care. bit.ly/3Op7Nn4 CHCF Department of Health Care Services #CalAIM

"The link between the coronavirus and preeclampsia is of particular concern in the U.S., a country that is unusually terrible at managing both covid and pregnancy complications."

Check out this upcoming webinar from the African American Subcommittee of the Sacramento Breastfeeding Coalition - registration here: tinyurl.com/SacBFCBBW2022

Through community-based care, doula SeQuoia Kemp advocates for radical change npr.org/sections/pictu…

HAPPY BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK! We are celebrating the milestone of 10 years and are so happy to be in community with all of you! If you are hosting any events to celebrate, please tag us so we can repost and spread the word! #BBW2022 #BBW22 #BBW10Years

Congrats to our partners CommuniCare, First 5 Yolo, and Partnership HealthPlan of California on their ACES grant award; we're proud to be supporting your work in Yolo County!

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is dire & worsening each year - but the vast majority of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. We have the solutions we need: moms and birthing people have waited long enough! #Momnibus The Century Foundation tcf.org/content/commen…

From The Sacramento Bee: Stem cell breakthrough at UC Davis helped 3 babies with spina bifida defy expectations sacbee.com/news/local/hea… #stemcells #spinabifida California Institute for Regenerative Medicine UC Davis Health Center for Surgical Bioengineering UC Davis Surgery UC Davis Stem Cell

Huge congrats to Prof. Dr. Leigh Ann Simmons (She/Her) for receiving the 2022 inaugural the Women & Philanthropy Impact Award at UC Davis! So incredibly well-deserved!!

Are you a UC Davis doctoral student interested in community-engaged scholarship? Then you need to apply for Public Scholarship and Engagement’s Public Scholars for the Future #fellowship. Apply now through 11/21/22. bit.ly/PSF-2022

We're very excited to host @mclemoremr, School of Nursing, for a timely and meaningful discussion about #ReproductiveRights. Dr. McLemore joins this special joint webinar co-sponsored with UC Davis Perinatal Origins of Disparities Center on October 26. Reserve your spot: ow.ly/B8g050Lg0ah

Doulas provide invaluable support to pregnant people, including during abortion, miscarriage, chidlbirth, and post-partum. Check out the new report from National Partnership on how full-spectrum doulas provide essential care. #fullspectrumdoula npwf.info/3fXtcZb

Today is World Prematurity Day: the US gets a D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates. Time to make a change through research and programs that help address longstanding inequities and support all families to have healthy pregnancies and babies. cnn.com/2022/11/15/hea…

New UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences’ documentary set to premiere on #PBS stations PBS KVIE and KPJK on Jan 19 >> health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines…

Join us in celebrating Black Maternal Health Week! #BMHW23 amplifies the voices of Black Mamas and centers the values and traditions of the Birth Justice movement. blackmamasmatter.org​ #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #MaternalHealthEquityCA #PerinatalHealthEquityCA

How can clinical, public health, and community leaders and organizations establish programs and policies that prevent #MaternalMortality? By turning data into action! CDC has a guide to help: bit.ly/3tTRZkU