Team EMC

A heartfelt #teammatuesday today instagram.com/p/CrLrQRdLyBO/

⚠️New York Action Alert⚠️ We need your support in calling #NYS leadership ahead of Monday’s budget deadline to urge them to include Medicaid reimbursement for #doula services in the final budget + to stick with the NY Senate’s recommended rate of $1,930. p2a.co/DAcJ0qt

Behind every great mother… …is culturally congruent care + support. This Black Maternal Health Week, learn more about how some of our Black-led grantee partners are advancing #BirthJustice in their communities + beyond: everymothercounts.org/on-the-front-l… #BMHW23 #BehindEveryGreatMom

@codyjsrose Hey Cody- email us at teamemc@everymothercounts.org

Didn’t get selected in yesterday's drawing for the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon? Rob Simmelkjaer, CEO of @nyrr, has good news that there are still ways for you to join us on the start line on November 5! Head to nycmarathon.org for all this information and more.

" I found a cause I was proud to run for & a purpose." Thanks to Team EMC's new strength trainer @KatoFitness for sharing his experience running the @nycmarathon w/ @RunTeamEMC! katotrainmeplease.com/post/announcin… For upcoming race info: everymothercounts.org/team-emc-races/ #EveryMileEveryMother

"There needs to be broader recognition of racism within systems like #HealthCare for things to truly change." .@ContextNewsroom talks with @KendaSuttonEL of @BirthinColorRVA & other advocates for #MaternalHealth about how we move towards #BirthEquity. context.news/socioeconomic-…

Still running to raise awareness & support for ⁦@everymomcounts⁩ and our mission to make pregnancy and childbirth safe, respectful and equitable for all. ⁦@RunTeamEMC⁩ #EveryMileEveryMother

Join us this April for the iconic @BSIMEvents We have bibs for the 5K, 12K, 11-miler. Registration deadline is March 1st so reach out today #everymileeverymother #runteamemc #whywerun

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to spend 26.2 miles trying not to puke? Good news for you, I wrote about my slowest, sweatiest, best/worst first postpartum marathon for @romper’s fitness issue: romper.com/life/the-slowe…

Resolve to move your body & help make the world a bit better this year? Register to Run with @RunTeamEMC in Big Sur, Chicago, Brooklyn & Massachusetts! 4 dynamic courses, 4 epic adventures, & 4 impactful ways to declare #MaternalHealth is a #HumanRight. everymothercounts.org/team-emc-races/

"Abortion bans will exacerbate already abysmal maternal mortality rates." -Dr. Jamila Perritt, MD MPH Thank you to @Reprorightsdoc for your powerful testimony at yesterday's @WhiteHouse Repro Rights Taskforce meeting. Abortion care & maternal health are inextricably linked.

“We try to see ourselves as doulas for community-based care providers and direct service providers. They need the support that we’re advocating for women to have." @CTurlington speaking about EMC's approach to grantmaking in support of maternal health at today's #CGI2022

EMC stands with mothers. We also stand with those who choose not to become mothers because we know that motherhood is too important to be forced on anyone. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/3QOtrDE

"Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me; I know those [maternal death] statistics would be different if the medical establishment listened to every Black woman’s experience." -@serenawilliams in @ELLEmagazine bit.ly/3NLJy3s

Today @everymomcounts launched the #myarrivalstory platform to collect & spotlight birth stories from our community in tandem with the launch of @CTurlington and @amyschumer new book Arrival Stories published by @penguinrandom. Join the Zoom event now and follow for live tweets.

Are you ready for a surprise? 😱 Throughout the day, we will be drawing the field for the 2022 #TCSNYCMarathon.