Rural health care providers are staring down existential threats from both cuts to Medicaid and the elimination of HRSA initiatives www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

HUGE turnout today at the #HandsOffMN rally. #handsoff

I recently asked @katybkoz.bsky.social what it meant not to be able to access PRAMS, even temporarily: “It’s hard to imagine getting toward a future where fewer moms die giving birth in this country, because the tools we had to imagine that are not available.” It’s hard to see how that changes now

This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny. Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.

The CDC pause access to data & data collection for a uniquely vital survey on maternal & infant health — they say it will be back up soon But, that has not entirely alleviated concerns from researchers 🧪🔬🩺 #medsky www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/c...

The IHS makes a big difference for Native folks who are pregnant-supporting greater access to and higher quality of care.

"It is with a heavy heart that we admit Spines for Senators has failed in its mission to provide invertebrate lawmakers with the transformational surgeries they so desperately need."

People are STILL SAYING “This isn’t who we are!”, and I really, really need yall to recognize that IT IS who this country is, and who it’s been since inception. Like c’mon now, I cannot hold y’all’s hand when I say it anymoooooore NOTHING will change until you see it and acknowledge it. Nothing.

We're in a coup, which means we're in a nightmare, which means we're all ramped up, so let me offer you some deep time, perseverance, and beauty, before you and I go back to the work.

Between 2010 and 2022, the number of US hospitals offering obstetric care decreased significantly, particularly in rural areas. This decline has been linked to worsening maternal and infant health outcomes. Watch the video short to learn more: ja.ma/3BbTx0H

My team’s latest research. It’s important stuff. We’ve been talking about maternity care access for years, but things aren’t getting better. They are getting worse. More and more hospitals are closing obstetrics units, especially in rural areas.

We are more than a decade into a severe maternal health crisis, and the public and policymakers are well aware. Yet, access to hospital-based obstetrics care continues to decline. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Ben Wikler is a real one.

It’s clear by now that state abortion bans are having a seismic impact on health care. But they are also introducing a dangerous new dynamic for anyone who happens to conceive. Help us report on maternal health.

Thankful for land and water and sun and beauty and friendship

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I’m here now.