Event: Improving maternal health in Illinois
Maternal health doesn’t need another point solution
Event: No country for mothers
The movement uniting moms to make the system work for all new moms.
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care (Where do we go from here?)
Minnesota gave us the blueprint for trusted maternity care
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care (How the system stretched to respond) (Copy)
The surge may be over. But the fear, trauma, and distrust it created are still here today.
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care (How the system stretched to respond)
When a system is forced to stretch, it shows what’s possible.
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care (How fear changed behavior)
No mom should have to choose between safety and care
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care (Why I care)
At one point, it no longer felt acceptable to just watch what was happening in our state.
Series: What the ICE surge taught us about maternity care
The surge showed us what compassionate, proactive, trusted maternity care looks like.
Blog: When Fear Changes How New Moms Feel – and Seek Care
No new mom should have to choose between safety and care.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (What moms really want)
Moms want real support — and a system that actually cares.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (The gifts)
The best gift for baby isn’t more stuff. It’s a supported mom.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (What actually helped)
I pieced together my support system. And that’s the problem.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (What I wish I knew)
I’m doing what I wish more moms did for me: Being honest about motherhood.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (Whole-person care)
Supporting every part of mom’s health.
Series: Mothers Day isn’t enough (Why I care)
I share my story because I want moms to access the same resources I did to feel whole again.
Series: Building the future of maternity care (what comes next)
Let’s build the care system that actually cares for new moms.
Series: Building the future of maternity care (how Delfina saved a life)
No two journeys on Delfina are the same.