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Can’t talk about #womenshealth w/o mentioning #maternal death -unfortunately on the rise in America...how does one of the richest countries have the highest rate of maternal & infant mortality?🧵npr.org/sections/healt… @acog @ACOGPregnancy
We have high c-sx rates, low prenatal care, high chronic disease rates in our mothers. Post-partum care is a single visit at 6 weeks. Working pregnant moms may opt to induce labor for the 'convenience' of optimizing their leave... 
Speaking of leave, the US is the one of the ONLY industrialized countries to NOT have ANY paid parental leave. If that doesn't reveal value in a society, I don't know what does. Punchline: the value isn't in family. No wonder our divorce rates and rates of mental health and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
There's no such thing as prolonged grief disorder. Calling normal human emotion a pathology is a symptom of our "good vibes only" culture. There's NOTHING wrong with you if you're sad, lonely, or have a hard time finding joy or meaning after your person dies. A THREAD:🧵
We get lots of requests for me to talk abt “prolonged grief disorder" (PGD). All the time. TBH, it’s such a massively messed up thing, I dread getting into it. But major media outlets insist on publishing articles claiming "the whole world is at risk!" so I can't avoid the rant.
TL;dr: If you’re not up for a rant today, here’s a very brief summary:
Grief is bad because it makes it hard to be productive. Our work hard / make money / be resilient culture does not like “unproductive.” Sadness makes onlookers twitchy too, and we can't have that.
Grief is bad because it makes it hard to be productive. Our work hard / make money / be resilient culture does not like “unproductive.” Sadness makes onlookers twitchy too, and we can't have that.
Today, (Feb. 5, 2021) is the 28th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act. It is the first bill that Fmr. Pres. Clinton signed into law.
Congressman William D. Ford (Bill to many of us) was among the #FLMA architects & in 1993 represented Taylor, Mich.
A 🧵👇🏾1/8
Congressman William D. Ford (Bill to many of us) was among the #FLMA architects & in 1993 represented Taylor, Mich.
A 🧵👇🏾1/8
We know now (almost 3 decades later) what Bill knew then—that even with such bold, progressive legislation that aimed to help working people have time to care for themselves & their families that it didn’t go far enough. 2/8
I’m not just guessing this. When Bill was still alive, he told me & my husband so during one of our many conversations after he’d retired from Congress. 3/8
@PVCHC
So, today, I'm declaring a #SocialMedia #War on you. Your #PrinthouseParkway location is a #clusterfuck of carelessness and stupidity.
So, today, I'm declaring a #SocialMedia #War on you. Your #PrinthouseParkway location is a #clusterfuck of carelessness and stupidity.
Daughter was seen there by a Nurse Practitioner on the 10th of March.
NP provided two scripts, to be transmitted electronically, including a steroid and pain relief.
NP provided two scripts, to be transmitted electronically, including a steroid and pain relief.
Daughter went to pick up scripts.
No scripts.
Oh, there's a record, according to @Walmart pharmacy in #ColoradoSprings. They say, electronic record shows that @PVCHC #cancelled the scripts.
Ten days to get transmitted electronically?
Cancelled scripts?
No scripts.
Oh, there's a record, according to @Walmart pharmacy in #ColoradoSprings. They say, electronic record shows that @PVCHC #cancelled the scripts.
Ten days to get transmitted electronically?
Cancelled scripts?
THREAD ON PAID SICK DAYS/PAID LEAVE EROSION. Earlier today, Trump said he was planning to fix the #paidsickdays & #paidleave provisions in #FamiliesFirstCoronavirusResponseAct to require more businesses to provide sick leave. Instead, his negotiators: (1/8)
(1) Scaled back extended paid #FMLA to cover parents affected by school or child care closure (no personal or family care leave)
(2) Made it easier for employers to carve out emergency workers and health care providers from both #paidsickdays and #paidleave (2/8)
(2) Made it easier for employers to carve out emergency workers and health care providers from both #paidsickdays and #paidleave (2/8)
(3) Made it possible for the Secretary of Labor to allow small employers to get out of providing reimburseable #PaidSickDays (similar provision already existed in #paidleave section) (3/8)
Been taking a closer look at the #paidsickdays and #familyleave provisions of the #familiesfirst Coronavirus Response Act that the House just passed. Some first impressions.
The bill amends the #FMLA AND has a new Act that requires private employers with fewer than 500 workers and all public employers to offer #paidsickleave.
Mandatory #paidsickleave ONLY applies if you are affected by #coronavirus and need time off because you are sick or exposed or if you have a family member who is affected (either sick or home from school or childcare because of closures).
27 years ago the Family and Medical Leave Act, #FMLA, was signed into law, giving new parents the opportunity to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.
While this has made a positive impact in so many lives, we need to do more to support ALL working families.
While this has made a positive impact in so many lives, we need to do more to support ALL working families.
Because no one should have to decide between their job or caring for a newborn or a sick loved one.
Family-friendly policies make our nation stronger and our workplaces more diverse. Everyone should be empowered to succeed at work and at home.
Family-friendly policies make our nation stronger and our workplaces more diverse. Everyone should be empowered to succeed at work and at home.
That's why I'll keep working to make comprehensive paid leave a right for workers across the country.
I know that the policies we set in Congressional work spaces matter—and I hope my 16-week policy serves as an example. marieclaire.com/politics/a2923…
I know that the policies we set in Congressional work spaces matter—and I hope my 16-week policy serves as an example. marieclaire.com/politics/a2923…
"One of the most common misconceptions is that #FMLA is just about new babies – and it is not. 75% of people use it....for family caregiving or personal medical leave....About 55% of uses are for somebody who has their own serious health condition." - @VShabo of @NPWF
It’s important we understand what we’re talking about when we discuss Family & Medical Leave. Some policy makers tend to talk about paid fam & med leave in terms of new parents. This is an important piece but we’re also talking about caring for sick or elderly parents & partners.
Any national paid leave plan should build on the #FMLA, and reflect the well-established needs laid out in that law – parental leave, family care leave, personal medical leave, and military caregiving leave. -SB
Today, Sherrod and Senator Bill Cassidy are holding a bipartisan hearing in the Social Security Subcommittee about paid family and medical leave. Follow Sherrod’s opening statement here, and watch live → facebook.com/SenatorSherrod…
"American families lose nearly $21 billion in wages each year because they don’t have access to paid leave. People who work in jobs like ours, who wear suits and have good benefits, may not realize that the vast majority of American workers have no paid family leave at all."
"Today’s bipartisan hearing is an important baby step forward on this issue. Members of both parties are coming together to recognize that this isn’t acceptable in a modern economy, & acknowledging that we have to expand our social insurance to include paid family medical leave."
