CASE STUDY | The Mercy Birthing Center illustrates the potential of a flourishing midwifery-led unit within a hospital. The center is a separate unit operated by CNMs within Mercy Hospital St. Louis. It was established in response to women’s growing interests in...
Recommendations to Increase Access to Midwifery Care
RECOMMENDATIONS | Midwives have a distinctive, dignifying, person-centered, skilled model of care and an exemplary track record. They are an important part of the solution to the nation’s need for a higher-performing maternity care system and shortage of maternity...
Executive Summary: Improving Maternity Care Through Midwifery
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | Research shows that midwifery care provides equal or better care and outcomes compared to physician care on many key indicators, including higher rates of spontaneous vaginal birth, higher rates of breastfeeding, higher birthing person satisfaction...
Our Aging, Caring Nation: Why A U.S. Paid Leave Plan Must Provide More Than Time to Care for New Children
ISSUE BRIEF | An analysis of research on the health, financial and economic effects of paid leave policies, along with demographic and labor force data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Paid Sick Days Lead to Cost Savings for All
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on how paid sick days lead to reduced government spending, savings for employers, economic security for families and a stronger economy.
Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice: SexEd
ISSUE BRIEF | Access, Autonomy, and Dignity: A Series on Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice. This particular brief focuses on access to sex education and barriers for people with disabilities, and includes policy recommendations to ensure that sex ed is truly...
Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice: Contraception
ISSUE BRIEF | Access, Autonomy, and Dignity: A Series on Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice. This particular brief focuses on access to contraception and barriers for people with disabilities, and includes policy recommendations to ensure that contraception is...
Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice: Parenting
ISSUE BRIEF | Access, Autonomy, and Dignity: A Series on Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice. This particular brief focuses on the right to parent and articulates specific concerns for people with disabilities, including those who experience multiple forms of...
Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice: Abortion
ISSUE BRIEF | Access, Autonomy, and Dignity: A Series on Reproductive Rights and Disability Justice. This particular brief focuses on access to abortion and barriers for people with disabilities, and includes policy recommendations to ensure that abortion is truly...
Black Women and Evictions
The temporary nature of the federal eviction moratorium and lagging disbursement of emergency rental assistance signal an urgent need for housing solutions that directly address the unique barriers to housing stability and economic justice for Black women.
Poor-Quality Built Environments Hurt Moms
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Deficiencies in neighborhoods' physical conditions impair the health of pregnant people and their infants.
Maternal Mental Health Crisis Undermines Moms’ and Babies’ Health
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Untreated maternal mental health means worse health outcomes for moms and babies.
Incarceration Hurts Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Mass incarceration is hurting pregnant people and their infants
Substance Use Disorder Hurts Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Health care and support for pregnant people with substance use disorder are inaccessible and inequitable, and instead they shamed, stigmatized, and punished.
Racism Hurts Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | Public awareness about the devastating impacts of systemic and interpersonal racism has increased sharply with the escalation of racist violence and the COVID-19 pandemic’s disparate impact on communities of color.
Saving the Lives of Moms and Babies
REPORT | This series connects the dots between how different socioeconomic factors affect maternal and infant health, the outsize impact these factors have on BIPOC communities, and recommendations to effect the change we need to ensure all moms and babies thrive.
Immigrant Moms and Babies Are Being Denied Health Care
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Many immigrants are denied access to health care, leaving moms and babies at risk.
Higher Temperatures Hurt Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Our climate is getting hotter and it risks the health of moms and babies.
Paid Leave Is Essential for Healthy Moms and Babies
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: The lack of national paid leave compromises the health and well-being of pregnant people and their infants.
Intimate Partner Violence Endangers Pregnant People and Their Infants
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Violence against pregnant people inflicts lasting harm on them and their babies.
