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Doula using a rebozo shawl to relieve the lower back pressure of a pregnant woman.

NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support

Extremist Judge Shatters Precedent

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 7, 2023 – "Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict...

National Partnership Applauds Senate HELP Committee for Advancing Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families Kotagal’s Nomination as EEOC Commissioner Today Advanced Out of the Senate HELP Committee; NPWF Urges Swift Floor Vote to Fill Critical Position to Protect Women Workers...

National Partnership For Women & Families Statement On The Passing Of Judge Gladys Kessler

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families Kessler Was a Founding Member, First Board President Of The Women’s Legal Defense Fund WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 24, 2023 – "The National Partnership for Women &...

Patient Advocate Perspectives on Advancing Value-Based, Person-Centered Care

The Trump Administration’s second term has signaled a focus on reducing health care costs and improving health outcomes through strengthening efforts to prevent chronic disease and advancing payment reform. However, the word ‘equity’ has become a political target with...

NEWS: States with abortion bans had an even higher than expected infant death rate. Here’s why.

States With Abortion Bans Had an Even Higher Than Expected Infant Death Rate. Here’s Why. USA Today, February 13, 2025 The number of infants dying after states enact abortion bans is even higher than expected, a new study found. But there were stark differences,...

Miles, Mountains, and Barriers: Reproductive Health Crisis in Appalachia

Where I grew up in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, access to reproductive health care – much like access to comprehensive care – has long been a challenge. Many rural women lack access to the full range of information and services they need to make the best...

Back to School Sample Letter to the Editor

Fall is challenging for any working parent. Summer is over. Kids are headed back to school – and flu season is around the corner.

Back to School Sample Letter to an Elected Official

Dear Elected Official, As our state approaches back-to-school and flu season, I want to call your attention to the state’s failure to put in place a paid sick days standard – and the very real threat that poses to the health of our children, schools and communities...

Paid Leave Is a Lifeline for Workers and Families

House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal’s Build Back Better Act offers the most effective paid family and medical leave policy for the range of caregiving needs across a lifespan.

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

More people of color gave birth outside hospitals in 2020, report finds – Axios

More Black people sought births outside hospitals in 2020, report finds – Washington Post

More People Giving Birth at Home and In Birth Centers

Sharita Gruberg Joins National Partnership for Women & Families as Vice President for Economic Justice

Inside Meadows’ phone on Jan. 6 – POLITICO

Still waiting for the ‘Year of the Woman’ – The Fauman

The Power of Accountability – HCPLAN

As COVID-Era Restrictions End, Disabled Americans Want to Avoid a ‘Return to Normal’ – TIME Magazine

The Healthcare Industry Can Do More for Maternal Health – MedPage Today

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