Pennsylvania moms are facing a crisis. For far too long, too many mothers have died as a result of childbirth or pregnancy. The sad reality is that many of these deaths are preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2021, a shocking 1,205 women died due to maternal causes nationally, a […]
Pa. will require hospitals to track pregnancy and birth-related health complications
The Pennsylvania Department of Health will soon be required to track the health issues that mothers go through during pregnancy and birth, as part of an effort to address the state’s high maternal death rates. The General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk last week that would require the Department of Health […]
5 takeaways from AP’s series on health disparities impacting Black Americans
The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental illness as […]
1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) – National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support before, during, and after pregnancy. The Hotline offers callers: Phone or text access to professional counselors Real-time support and information Response within a few minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Resources Referrals to local and telehealth providers and support groups Culturally […]
Op-Ed: Public policy must change to protect maternal lives
Since 1980, Maternity Care Coalition has helped more than 145,000 families in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We focus on neighborhoods with high rates of poverty, infant mortality, health disparities, and changing immigration patterns. We work to ensure parents impacted by racial and social inequities in Southeastern Pennsylvania can birth with dignity, parent with autonomy and raise babies who are healthy, growing, and thriving. And we can’t do it alone.
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💙 September is #KinshipCareMonth in Pennsylvania!
We’re grateful to @GovernorShapiro for recognizing the grandparents, relatives, close family friends and other caregivers who step up when children cannot safely remain with their parents.
Kinship caregivers help children
It’s National Kinship Month, PA! Kinship caregivers are grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, adult siblings, and even family friends who make the selfless choice to take on parenting responsibilities when biological parents can't.
Happy Labor Day from PPC!
Today, we recognize Pennsylvania’s workers and families and the supports that help them succeed.
Affordable child care, quality early learning, health care and other essential supports help working parents provide for their families while giving kids a
🍎 SNAP cuts could have consequences beyond the grocery store.
Children who lose SNAP could also lose access to free school breakfast and lunch, according to a recent report from @PennCapitalStar.
Protecting SNAP helps ensure PA kids have reliable access to the food they need
With measles cases at their highest levels in more than 3 decades, the back-to-school season is an important time to make sure PA children are up to date on recommended immunizations.
PPC President & CEO Kari King told @PNS_News that PA's kindergarten MMR vaccination rate is