What to Expect Project – Healthy Pregnancies. Safe Deliveries. Healthy Babies. Healthy Futures

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moms in need

WTEP stands by the principle that motherhood is the ultimate sisterhood— and all moms need and deserve our support.

July 19th — On #BumpDay, we raise awareness and support so that every mom gets the help she needs to deliver a healthy start in life for the baby she loves, regardless of the color of her skin, where she lives or her ability to pay. Every mother deserves a safe pregnancy.

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Feeling nervous about getting vaccinated while you’re pregnant (or thinking of getting pregnant, or breastfeeding) is completely understandable — every parent just wants what’s best for their child. But that’s why Heidi Murkoff recently sat down with Dr. Anthony Fauci to ask the most pressing COVID-19 vaccine questions from parents.

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Every expectant mom wants to do what’s best for her baby. Our Baby Basics Program Training is Now Virtual!

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Healthy pregnancies. Safe deliveries. Healthy babies. Healthy futures.

We focus on ensuring that moms survive one of life’s most challenging experiences, as well as ensuring that they thrive – during pregnancy, during childbirth, and for a lifetime.

OUR MISSION

in the u.s.

2 of 3

Pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.

(Source for preceding data: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Worldwide

800+

Women die each day from pregnancy-related causes.

Worldwide

1 in 5

Births happen without a skilled birth attendant.

(Source: World Health Organization)

Take action on the topic you care about most

Create change by reaching out to your local representatives.

Select one of the topics to begin. We’ll guide you through the process and provide a starting template for you to use.

Dad’s Matter Act

Constituent request in support of the Dad's Matter Act – a bill to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement.<br /> <br />

Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act

Constituent request in support of the Rural Obstetric Readiness. Act – a bill that creates and expands federal grant programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase capacity to provide emergency obstetric health services in rural areas.

Family Act

Constituent request in support of the Family Act – to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

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