Black Midwifery Shows a Way Forward for Abortion Care Despite Brutal Suppression
By Sarah DiGregorio at Jezebel
July 12, 2023
By Sarah DiGregorio at Jezebel
New York Midwives (NYM) joined 16 other reproductive rights, health, and justice organizations in signing an NYC Reproductive Freedom Transition Memo to Mayor-Elect Mamdani, urging the incoming administration to advance
New York Midwives (NYM), the state affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, strongly supports $5 million in funding for the New York State Abortion Clinical Training Program in the
While the New York State Legislature unfortunately closed this session without passing the Maternal Health, Dignity, and Consent Act, our collective resolve has only grown stronger. This vital legislation—which protects
In this episode of The TMI Project Story Hour, titled “How to Get Doctors to Listen,” Period Power activists team up with social work students and a practicing midwife to
“New York Midwives is proud to have partnered with Assemblywoman Amy Paulin on the passage of Bill A.151B, creating a Cesarean Birth Review Board. After years of advocacy on behalf
The Trump Administration, in its typical pattern of slashing reproductive rights for women and birthing people, has proposed to reverse the 2022 Biden-era coverage of abortion care for those receiving
The 2023 legislative session is upon us! On January 1, 2023, New York Midwives (NYM) President Helena Grant and Secretary Whitney Hall represented NYM and New York Birth Center Association
Odessa Flynn reports on political activity undertaken by NYC Midwives this past year. Read more:
The NYM Board approved this statement in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling. To read the full article, click here.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams today took steps to reduce maternal and infant health inequities in New York City. See the attached article for details.
Governor Hochul’s State of the State Proposals to Improve Maternal Health Include Increasing Reimbursement Rates to Midwives under Medicaid. Click here to see a fuller explanation of the governor’s three proposals