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Maternal Suicide in the U.S.: The Latest Research & Data Collection Efforts 2022

Maternal suicide is a leading cause of maternal mortality. With efforts made by the policy organization, 2020 Mom, and the CDC, the U.S. has made significant progress on tracking and reporting maternal suicide rates. However, the work to identify maternal suicides is left to the states through reviews conducted in Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) […]

Update on Heavy Metals and Foods for Young Children

Parents are often concerned about what to feed their baby. Their concerns have increased since learning that heavy metals can be present in foods consumed by young children. This session will help to increase your knowledge of how these elements have come to be in foods, what policy makers are doing to decrease children's exposure […]

COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Persons: What You Can Do

Join us on November 8, 2022, from 3:00 – 4:30 ET as the HHS Office on Women’s Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women's Health continue the conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnant and breastfeeding persons. The presenters will discuss: Concerns and misperceptions among pregnant and breastfeeding persons regarding vaccine […]

Customized Digital Media Marketing for WIC Retention and Recruitment

Child participation and retention in WIC have declined in recent years. Beginning in 2019, five local WIC agencies in four states partnered with HPRIL to implement and evaluate innovation projects aimed at retaining children in WIC. This presentation will focus on the impacts of the local agency project at Miami-Dade WIC which implemented a customized […]

Access to Reproductive Healthcare and Maternal Mental Health

Access to reproductive healthcare has been shown to impact rates of Maternal Mental Health Disorders (MMHDs). During this webinar 2020 Mom will discuss the release of its issue brief titled Access to Reproductive Healthcare and Maternal Mental Health and discuss the brief’s key highlights with two leaders in the field, this will include: -A general […]