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March of Dimes partners to launch Better Starts for All

On February 25, 2021 March of Dimes, together with their partner RB’s Enfa portfolio of brands, launched Better Starts for All, a...

Brittany "Tru" Kellman of Jamaa Birth Village Featured in RFT

"Maybe you have seen this video by now: A Black doctor named Susan Moore lies in the bed of an Indiana hospital, reaching out to whoever...

Hakima Tafunzi Payne, Uzazi Village Founder, Featured in Kansas City Star

"One mother’s fight on ‘the front lines of a revolution’ to save Black mothers, babies" "Portraits of Black, breastfeeding Kansas City...

St. Louis Included in Merck's Next Cohort of Safer Childbirth Cities

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced its funding support of a second cohort of nine city-based projects...

COVID-19, TTC, and Pregnancy: A Roundtable Discussion

On January 14, 2021, Modern Fertility hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Jane van Dis, Dr. Eduardo Hariton, and Dr. Temeka Zore on...

Hear Her. You Can Help Save Her Life.

CDC’s Hear Her campaign seeks to raise awareness of potentially life-threatening warning signs during and after pregnancy.

LOST MOTHERS

About a year ago, ProPublica and NPR launched Lost Mothers, a project investigating the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in the U.S.

Center of Excellence for Maternal and Child Health

Saint Louis University Named a Center of Excellence for Maternal and Child Health.

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