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We all have a role to play in supporting growing families

Each day in the United States:

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families welcome a new baby

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pregnant people hope for a safe, supportive, empowering birth experience

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parents hope their children have the opportunity to thrive

Our Mission

To elevate our shared expectations of the care and support people deserve when they are growing their family.

DIALOGUES

In this video series hosted by Dr. Neel Shah, we highlight the realities that birthing people face. The people most affected by the injustices of the existing system share their experiences with those working to create change.

OBSERVATIONS

Dr. Shah reflects on his experiences as an obstetrician and an advocate in these letters and articles.

VOICES

Diverse stakeholders across maternal and child health share their voices through narratives and interviews.
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“We have a long way to go in supporting people who are pregnant and use drugs. We need to encourage and foster more trustworthy patient-provider relationships that provide open space without judgment. We need to fund and support treatment programs that give birthing people who use drugs options and agency to make decisions for themselves.” New on Expecting More, ‘We Need to Support Birthing People Who Use Drugs’ by @adimeo, research manager at Ariadne Labs. Link in bio to read.
New on our blog: We interviewed Dr. Bettina Paek, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, and CEO of eDoula, an app that combines labor support content and increased access to tele-doulas to support birthing people and their families. We delve into the creation of eDoula, the role it plays in improving maternal health outcomes, and how COVID-19 has impacted the work being done at eDoula. Link in bio to read!
It's more important than ever for public leaders to lead with empathy and support for birthing people and their families. Last month we conducted a survey to capture the experiences of working parents during COVID-19. Read our new blog for our findings, link in bio!
Attention working parents! We’d love to hear from you about your experiences juggling parenting and working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow the link in our bio to answer 3 questions, and you might be featured in our upcoming blog post centered on working moms and dads during the pandemic.
New on our blog: an interview with Hilary Simpson, a nurse working in maternal health in Reno, Nevada. Simpson founded ‘Building Better Birth Stories’, a project focused on increasing communication among patients to better understand and share their childbirth stories. Link in bio to read the interview. “Our personal stories shape who we are, how we function in the world, and how we practice as nurses. By reflecting on our stories and our patients’ stories, we can examine how we provide care and how that  might reflect in the patient’s story.”—Hilary Simpson.
In a new Expecting More piece, @ariadnelabs summer intern, @sirajummsandhi, shares their perspective on caring for patients with limited english proficiency, drawing from their personal experiences as a Bangladeshi asylee studying in the US. Link in bio to read.
“I've been springing into action. I've been speaking to members of Congress. I've been speaking to celebrities. I've been speaking to the public figures, activists, and everyone that I could share this space with and share the awareness around this, because it [systemic racism in healthcare settings] has to stop.” Learn more about Bruce and his late partner Amber’s story in our new Expecting More: Dialogues series. Link in bio to watch the full conversation between @bizmacthe3rd, @chanel_porchia, & @Lashnolen_oficial, facilitated by @Neel_t_shah.
By centering the voices and lived experiences of individuals and families, and layering in key professional perspectives, our new Expecting More: Dialogues series aim to provide a new paradigm of solving entrenched problems, one that engages alternate perspectives with humility and dismantles long-held power dynamics. What would you like to see us discuss in future conversations? Watch our first conversation with @bizmacthe3rd, @Lashnolen_oficial, and @chanel_porchia. Link in bio.
“So I think that the way that we're being taught in medical education right now is a big issue because you know we're incentivized to push papers so that we can get more clout and that doesn't do anything for the community- that only helps our careers. And then on top of that we're losing all of these soft skills of being good people and just listening to our patients because we're so focused on trying to develop the differential diagnosis.”—LaShyra “Lash” Nolen, Harvard Medical School student & ‘23 student council president. In our new Expecting More: Dialogues series, Lash Nolen emphasizes the importance of community-based work and the need for medical education reform. Link in bio to watch the full conversation between @bizmacthe3rd, @chanel_porchia, & @Lashnolen_oficial, facilitated by @Neel_t_shah.