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Family Connects: A Life-Saving Resource for Infants and Birthing People

Maternal and Infant Mortality

Maternal and Infant Mortality

EverThrive IL leads two Community Alignment Boards (CABs) for Family Connects on the southside of Chicago. Family Connects is a universal home visiting program that connects registered nurses with individuals who have recently given birth and their infants to provide support.

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The Gathering Campaign

Maternal and Infant Mortality

Maternal and Infant Mortality

EverThrive Illinois is inviting organizations to participate in this important campaign called The Gathering to address maternal mortality and morbidity in Black communities. “The campaign is unique because community voice is centered throughout the campaign development. We formed the campaign based on focus groups held on Chicago’s south and west sides and tested the imagery […]

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How EverThrive IL is Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis

Maternal and Infant Mortality

Maternal and Infant Mortality

EverThrive Illinois co-leads the Chicago Collaborative for Maternal Health (CCMH) with its partner AllianceChicago. Our shared goal is to combat the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis happening in Chicago with an emphasis on the south and west side neighborhoods experiencing the greatest disparities. Through CCMH, we seek to build awareness in these communities and in […]

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Governor Pritzker Signs Law to Address Racism in Medicaid

Maternal and Infant Mortality, Policy

Maternal and Infant Mortality

This week, Governor JB Pritzker signed the fourth and final pillar of the 2021 Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda. This pillar, bill number HB 158, addresses systemic racism in the Medicaid health care system by requiring implicit bias training for providers, expands access to high-quality, evidence-based doula and home visiting services for people with Medicaid, and […]

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Birth Justice for Black Birthing Parents

Maternal and Infant Mortality, Policy, Reproductive Justice

Maternal and Infant Mortality

After decades of decline, maternal mortality in the U.S. and in Illinois has worsened since 2000 and not all pregnant people are equally at risk. Black pregnant and postpartum women die at six times the rate of white women in Illinois. Women on Medicaid during their pregnancy face almost five times the risk of pregnancy-related death that women with private insurance experience. But to call this phenomenon a maternal mortality “crisis” only captures some of the […]

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Illinois Passes Historic Provisions to Increase Access to Home Visiting and Doula Services

Maternal and Infant Mortality, Policy

Maternal and Infant Mortality

EverThrive Illinois and Start Early are thrilled the Illinois Senate approved House Bill 158 (HB158). The bill now moves to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk for his signature. Among other historic provisions, the legislation creates the statutory framework for expanding Medicaid to cover home visiting and doula services. We extend our deepest gratitude to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus for crafting a series of bills this year, including HB158, that centered the needs and experiences of Black Illinoisians, who […]

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