Why Care about a Maternal Cause?
March of Dimes – Impact for Families (2022) https://www.marchofdimes.org/about-us/mission#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20remains%20among%20the,for%20parents%20throughout%20their%20pregnancies.
Maternal Mortality By the Numbers
20% of Deaths is Maternal Suicide
Goldman-Mellor, S., & Margerison, C. E. (2019). Maternal drug-related death and suicide are leading causes of post-partum death in California. https://www.2020mom.org/maternal-suicide American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.045
Cullen, J. (2020). Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act Support Letter to Representative Veronica Escobar. American Academy of Family Physicians.
Military Maternal & Infant Mortality = 7.4% ~~ How?
By "Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination in Prenatal care to provide Quality and Equal care of Mothers! Today in the Military, whether you are an O9 or E1, Active Duty, Reserve or a Spouse and Definitely regardless of the colour of our Skin... Women receive the same Access to Quality, Lifesaving, Preventative, Maternal and Women's Health care! It is differences like receiving Genetic testing to help prepare for any health concerns and transportation options to ensure attending appointments which improve mother and infant outcomes". (Guy, K, 2023)
Call to Action - Washington, DC - March 2023
Partnering to Provide
Our Sister Veteran Organization, Quiet Waters Maternity Spa & Wellness Center, is Contracted with TriWest, TriCare and VA Hospitals in Arizona since August 2022. QW-Global Maternal Wellness covers cost for 15 Veteran Families = $127,500 per year
Equal and Quality Care
Both "Protecting Moms who Served" and "Black Maternal Health" Acts Passed on November 30th, 2021.
Did you know? Does your Provider? Does your Community?
41% of African American Women & 30% Native American Women
Howard JT, Perrotte JK, Leong C, Grigsby TJ, Howard KJ. Evaluation of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Among Pregnant and Recently Pregnant Women in the US, 2019 to 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2253280. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53280
Guy, K. (2023) Quiet Waters - Global Maternal Wellness : Call to Action. Women's Veteran Leadership Program, Cohort 5, Washington, DC. March 2023
One must have a story to share and a Solution for Care ~
This is the Co-Founders, The Guy's
Guy, K. (2023) Quiet Waters - Global Maternal Wellness : Call to Action. Women's Veteran Leadership Program, Cohort 5, Washington, DC. March 2023