New Documentary on Maternal Health Features Missouri Mothers and Organizations Committed to Bringing Forth Change for Black Birthing People Birthing Justice screenings planned throughout…
This blog was co-authored by Jennifer Trott, MPH, Lead Research Scientist, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Health…
ST LOUIS, MO (February 14, 2023) – In moving toward achieving health equity in Missouri and ensuring that its work is focused on breaking…
Bringing a new baby home can be a time that passes in a happy blur for most families. Weeks of lost sleep and teething…
When I started my job at MFH in the summer of 2014, I was pregnant. That year was one of the happiest of my…
I remember how excited my parents were when they learned I was going to have a sister. They were young — 21 and 24.…
Women have long been discriminated against, and while progress has been made, we are now at a point where our reproductive rights are under…
In retrospect, I was just lucky — I was 6 years old on January 22, 1973. By virtue of my birth year, I have…
Unlike most men, in our society, a women’s life trajectory is often inextricably linked to childbearing. Childbearing can be a joyous and life-affirming occasion.…
While the Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, thereby further upholding discriminatory oppression and damaging our health systems, Missouri Foundation for…
This piece was originally published in the St. Louis American. Solutions to firearm violence seem elusive even under the best of circumstances, and yet,…
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have had particularly devastating effects on already distressed communities. Latino, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and Black people, who…