29 Nov 2021
By Laureen
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Taking Care of Moms Helps Everyone

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Early comprehensive support of mothers in the 4th Trimester benefits everyone. A mother is the foundation of the family. It is vital to nurture mothers for mothers’ long-term health and well-being, families, communities, and society. My thoughts on why we need more postpartum care is featured on Hellopostpartum.com, an online resource for postpartum care and support. Read article here: https://hellopostpartum.com/support-mothers-in-postpartum/
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18 Nov 2021
By Laureen
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Not Proud to be 1 of 7

Paid Family Leave
I’m not proud to be a citizen of a country to not guarantee paid family leave. As you probably have heard by now, the US is 1 of 7 countries in the world to not guarantee paid maternity leave. We’re talking about maternity leave, not family leave. I know about some of the European countries like the UK, Germany, and Netherlands that honor mothers and families, but I don’t know anything about the other 6 countries like the US. I decided to look up these other countries to see where they are in the world. Now, I’m the first to…
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13 Sep 2021
By Laureen
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It never too late to write about your birth story

Birth Story
They say that it’s important to write about your birth story. It can be healing in many ways. The most important part of your birth story is it’s your own story. Today, I reflect on my birth story of my beautiful daughter who was born 26 years ago. I do remember my birth, of course, but the details become fuzzier as the years go by. Here’s my birth story. It was time. I felt scared, rushed, panicky and realized that the imminent was coming…more pain. I got to the office, and they told me to walk to room 8. I…
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