Today: While people focus on newborns, new mothers often go unchecked. In Arkansas, Medicaid covers childbirth but ends 60 days postpartum even though the period when mothers die extends to up to a year.

What you can do:

• Call the free hotline 1-833-TLC-MAMA if you need it today

• Check out and call your reps about Rep. Lauren Underwood's Momnibus Act https://www.whatcanido.earth/action/black-maternal-health-momnibus/

Thanks for giving a shit.

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