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Post. Share. Advocate.
1. On July 15, 2026, go to Twitter or Instagram and post a pregnancy photo — past or present, yours or someone you love — with #BumpDay. Include a reason why you’re sharing your bump. (Need some inspiration? Try this: “There are vast disparities in maternal health care based on where a mom lives, her ability to pay and the color of her skin. That’s unacceptable, and it’s why I’m participating in #BumpDay with @whattoexpectproject and @whattoexpect.”)
2. Tag three friends and ask them to share a bump.
3. Go to whattexpectproject.org to send an email to your elected officials urging them to support the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, which aims to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States.
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Just checking in to let you know we are still growing strong over here! I've been home for the past few days a little under the weather! So grateful for my doctor phefffers who listens to me when I tell him something feels off and doesn't make me feel like I am a bother. I wouldn't trade him for anyone else in the world concerning my OB care. While I'd love to say it has been enjoyable, I've done nothing but take short naps when my energy plummets!
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The quiet time I have been allowed to spend with the Lord has been incalculable! I am still not 100% but the Lord has already promised to restore my health! Praying you are all having a fabulous week and taking care of yourselves mentally and physically.
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We usually celebrate the medals on Monday but this one deserves a midweek #bumpday spotlight! 💫 laurenlea25 crushed her first marathon with baby boy Susanke along for the journey and we couldn’t be more proud! Strong. Steady. Unstoppable. It’s all pure inspiration. Congratulations on 26.2 and everything beautiful ahead!
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The wait is almost over! 🤔 August 28th(ish) is the magic date! 💙#BabyWatch. Ready to pop! Sammi is the most gorgeous mama-to-be. 🩵 From the Jersey Shore to Mommy Shore! Watching you enter this new chapter is so beautiful. We're so happy for you and Christian! ❤️
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Happy #BumpDay.
I’m honored to partner with whattoexpect and heidimurkoff to amplify the #BumpDay initiative—because every mom, everywhere, deserves respectful, responsive maternal care. The kind that keeps her—and her baby—safe. And that care shouldn’t stop once the baby arrives.
Last year, I had the honor of speaking on Capitol Hill in support of the Momnibus Act—championing safer, more equitable care for all mothers within our healthcare system.
I still remember the birth and postpartum journey with my youngest, Jupiter. After feeling unseen and unheard with my two previous births, I knew this time had to be different.
With my firstborn, a hospital lactation consultant was quicker to teach me how to dry up my milk than how to breastfeed.
With my second, the negligence of my OBGYN led to an infection that landed us in the NICU for a week. My water had been broken for nearly 43 hours—long enough to cause sepsis in my newborn. Jedi endured a spinal tap. I endured the trauma.
So when I became pregnant with Jupiter, I reclaimed my care. I chose a midwife and a home birth. I gave myself the gift of 40 days of laying in and healing.
Let me be clear: this is not about home birth vs. hospital birth.
It’s about birth on our terms—safely.
This chapter should be filled with baby snuggles and rest, not risk. But far too often, that’s not the reality.
In the U.S., nearly 35% of maternal deaths occur in the first 42 days after birth. And nearly two in three happen within the first year postpartum. It’s a fragile, powerful time—and being denied proper care can literally mean the difference between life and death.
That is unacceptable.
Today—and every day—I stand in solidarity.
Every mom deserves to thrive in pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
📣 Call your congressional representatives. Urge them to support legislation that protects the pregnant and postpartum.
#BumpDay #MaternalHealthMatters #BlackMaternalHealth #RespectfulCare #PostpartumMatters
A special thanks to our partners
What to Expect, the world’s best-known and most-loved pregnancy and parenting brand, and What To Expect Project are bringing together a coalition of organizations equally devoted to supporting and empowering moms and dads everywhere before, during, and after pregnancy.
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