Feb. 4th, 2025 Virtual Press Conferenc
The 2025 NY Legislative session has begun - and there is much work to do to make our vision of equitable, safe, and empowered pregnancy and birth in New York a reality.
Watch this Virtual Press Conference - presented by the Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) - for a brief overview of the bills and initiatives critical to materializing birth justice and keeping birthing people and babies in NY safe.
Live Discussion - Interactive Q&A - Free!
Featured guest speakers:
Kimberly Seals Allers – Maternal Health Advocate and Author (The Irth App @irth2626 )
Myla Flores – President, New York State Birth Center Association (The Birthing Place @thebirthingplacefdn )
Tisha Graham – Certified Professional Midwife (CPM Licensure, NYCPM Inc.)
Solomon Acevedo – Deputy Public Advocate of New York City (@newyorkcitypublicadvocate5629)
Vanessa Gibson – Bronx Borough President (@bronxbp)
Chanel Porchia-Albert – Founder, Ancient Song + Just Birth Space, Birth Equity Advocate (@ancientsong08)
Samantha Banerjee – Executive Director, PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy (@pushpregnancy)
Cassidy Perrone – Stillbirth Mother and Advocate for Paid Leave after Stillbirth Bill
Jesse Workman – Senior Staff Attorney, A Better Balance (@abetterbalance4821)
Bruce McIntyre – Advocate for Maternal Health Equity, saveArose Foundation (@savearosefoundation2200)
Trinisha Williams – President, American Association of Birth Centers (AABC @americanassociationofbirth2379)
Ashlie Butler – Doula, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Women's Mental Health (Columbia UMC)
Jennie Joseph – Midwife, Women’s Health Expert, TIME Woman of the Year (@JennieJoseph)
Ashley Spivey – NYC Stillbirth Mother, Advocate & Influencer; PSA: NY Paid Prenatal Leave
Plus Personal Testimonials from NYC Families & Providers
Learn More:
MMHC Overview: bit.ly/OverviewMMHC
Midwifery Birth Center Access: bit.ly/NYSBirthCenterAccess
CPM Licensure Bill: bit.ly/CPMlicensure
Midwife Parking Access: bit.ly/midwifeparkingaccess
Grieving Families Act: https://bit.ly/grievingfamiliesact
PFL Revoked after Stillbirth: bit.ly/tdipflstillbirth | More info: https://pushpregrenancy.org/nypfl
NY Paid Prenatal Leave: https://ny.gov/prenatal
A Better Balance Helpline - 1-833-NEED-ABB (1-833-633-3222); A Better Balance Workplace Hub - https://www.abetterbalance.org/know-your-rights/ ; TDI Report - https://www.abetterbalance.org/resources/building-the-paid-family-and-medical-leave-new-yorkers-need/ ;