9 in 10 mothers didn’t have to die.
Read that again.
Giving birth in the US is deadlier than in all our peer countries. If you’re a Black mother, your risk triples. If you’re an Indigenous (American Indian and Alaska Native) mother, it more than doubles.
Every year 50,000+ women walk out of delivering their baby(ies) with trauma that doesn’t end at discharge.
But we have a proven solution: midwifery care. We just don’t fund it…yet
Congress can fund care for mothers right now through the Midwives for MOMS Act.
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Babies need their mothers. Let’s make sure more moms get to come home.
Because a safe birth should not be a privilege, it should be a right.
And none of us would be here without the mother who birthed us.
So whether you are a mother, love a mother or have ever needed a mother. This is your fight too.
Thank you @npwf for all your work and efforts to help families in honoured to raise awareness for all you do.
Thank you to my incredible birth team @anyadjumabaev@emmyrobbindoula for not only a safe birth but the beautiful empowering birth of my dreams.
📚 Data sources:
Commonwealth Fund – The High Costs of Maternal Morbidity (2021) commonwealthfund.org
National Partnership for Women & Families – Improving Our Maternity Care Now (2023) nationalpartnership.org
CDC – Maternal Mortality Review Committee data on preventable deaths cdc.gov/mmrc
#MaternalHealth #MaternalMortality #BirthEquity #ReproductiveJustice #MidwiferyCare
We're nearly a month out from our Annual Event and 55th Anniversary celebration and we're happy to say that our 2026 honorees includes @speakerspelosi ! Speaker Emerita Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for 38 years, is the architect of generation-defining legislation, including the Affordable Care Act and the American Rescue Plan, and is a defender of democracy at home and abroad. Visit the link in our bio for more information about tis year's event🔗
Yesterday our team was excited to be Governor Spanberger's signing of Virginia's new #paidleave law along with some of the bill's patrons, Delegate @brianasewellva and @delegateluketorian . Patrons and advocates have been working at this tirelessly for years now and we are proud to be in partnership with you! We look forward to seeing the governor continue building on our shared care agenda.
We hope you will join us as we honor our annual event and 55th anniversary honoree Virginia Delegate @brianasewellva ! Delegate Sewell is a champion for Virginia's working women and families. We are especially happy to honor her this year after she was the lead patron on the paid leave bill that just passed in Virginia! Thank you for your partnership and advocacy 💪
Visit the link in our bio for more information about our annual event.
📈 New research from @the75million & @npwf finds that having the option to telework improves women’s economic flexibility and ability to manage work and family responsibilities.
🔗Learn more at the link in our bio.
Since the Department of Labor is not recognizing Women in Apprenticeship Day this year, we will do what women in the trades always do: roll up our sleeves and get it done ourselves 🛠️
Women are already welding, wiring, building, and leading. Every day, they are proving that apprenticeships are a pathway to high wage, stable careers.
Apprenticeships don’t just train workers. They change lives.
We need strong protections that support women’s access to these jobs and help close the #WageGap.
#TWTF #WomenInTheTrades #WomenInApprenticeship #NAW2026
Mother's Day is a health justice holiday!
After losing her own young children, Ann Reeves Jarvis organized “clubs” for mothers in West Virginia to learn how to combat disease and unsanitary living conditions to reduce the infant mortality rate and improve maternal health. Mother’s Day is much more than a Hallmark holiday – it’s a call to action to keep fighting for better maternal and infant health.
If you donate to the National Partnership today, you can honor the efforts of the women and mothers who came before and advance health justice and equity for today’s moms. And if you give $50 or more, you'll receive a “Phenomenal Mother” T-shirt for yourself, or any phenomenal mother you know! Link in our bio.
When we’re fighting for paid family and medical leave, we’re fighting for access or all types of families. Inclusive family definitions in paid leave policies are crucial. More information at the link in our bio🔗
We're celebrating Black Maternal Health Week 2026 with @blackmamasmatter ! In honor of this year's theme, Rooted in Justice and Joy, we spoke with Black moms on staff about the joy of Black motherhood and the ever present need for justice. Swipe through for some nuggets from them and visit the link in our bio for the full blog. #BMHW26
“We’re not confused about the problem. We’re choosing not to fix it.”
In this clip, Jocelyn Frye of @npwf breaks down a hard truth:
The vast majority of maternal deaths are preventable. We know what works. But instead of investing in real solutions, lawmakers are failing to act.
And the consequences are real:
1 in 3 Black mothers report mistreatment when receiving care.
This isn’t random. It’s not inevitable.
It’s a policy choice.
We can do better — and we have to.
#BlackMaternalHealthWeek #ProtectOurCare #MaternalHealth #HealthEquity
To celebrate and recognize mothers and mother-like caregivers, this year we have the perfect Mother’s Day gift — a “Phenomenal Mother” t-shirt! When you make a gift of $50 or more, you will receive a “Phenomenal Mother” t-shirt — while supplies last — AND fuel the fight for equity, opportunity, and justice on behalf of all mothers. Keep the shirt for yourself or have it shipped to a phenomenal mother in your life. Donate today at the link in our bio🔗
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are paid just 83¢ to every man's dollar and many women within this community are paid even less. Today, we're fighting for #AANHPIEqualPay alongside @NAPAWF and @EqualPay2dayOrg . /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/asian-women-and-the-wage-gap.pdf
