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Preeclampsia Foundation hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Improving Maternal Mortality & Morbidity
April 11, 2024
Preeclampsia Foundation hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Improving Maternal Mortality & Morbidity

Washington, DC – April 11, 2024 – On April 10, one day before the start of Black Maternal Health Week, the Preeclampsia Foundation in partnership with Thermo Fisher Diagnostics held a Hill Briefing – “Putting Pressure on Mater...

Centering Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color: 7 Keys to Confronting  the Maternal Health Crisis
April 10, 2024
Centering Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color: 7 Keys to Confronting the Maternal Health Crisis

Advocate Shakima Tozay discusses the Black maternal health crisis and how we can improve outcomes for BIWOC patients with preeclampsia.

MoMMAs Voices Program Receives CDC Award to Connect Patients to Maternal Health Quality Improvement Projects
October 03, 2023
MoMMAs Voices Program Receives CDC Award to Connect Patients to Maternal Health Quality Improvement Projects

The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded new funding for its MoMMAs Voices program, a national coalition of patient advocacy organizations and individuals with "lived experience" –...

US Preventative Services Task Force reiterates recommendation for prenatal blood pressure checks
September 19, 2023
US Preventative Services Task Force reiterates recommendation for prenatal blood pressure checks

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released today a final recommendation statement on screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The Task Force recommends that all pregnant people have their blood pressure measured throughout pr...

Abt, HealthBegins, Preeclampsia Foundation Receive HRSA Contract to Advance Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes
September 07, 2023
Abt, HealthBegins, Preeclampsia Foundation Receive HRSA Contract to Advance Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes

Abt Associates, together with subcontractors HealthBegins and the MoMMAs Voices program of the Preeclampsia Foundation, will provide technical assistance and evaluation support to 36 HRSA-supported health centers who are implementing innovative appro...

First Comprehensive Care Plan to Prevent Preeclampsia Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
April 28, 2023
First Comprehensive Care Plan to Prevent Preeclampsia Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Recommendations for high-risk expecting parents and health care providers to promote the prevention of preeclampsia, a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States.

In the Room Where It Happens: A Recap of the 2022 AIM Conference
September 27, 2022
In the Room Where It Happens: A Recap of the 2022 AIM Conference

Education Manager Maggie Barker recaps the 2022 Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health Conference.

Preeclampsia Foundation Cuff Kit wins Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health prize for HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition
December 21, 2021
Preeclampsia Foundation Cuff Kit wins Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health prize for HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition

The Preeclampsia Foundation announced that its Cuff Kit™ program is a Phase 1 winner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) Hypertension Innovator Award Competition.

Understanding long-term effects of Preeclampsia and taking charge
November 18, 2021
Understanding long-term effects of Preeclampsia and taking charge

Preeclampsia puts women at increased risk for heart disease as well as stroke and high blood pressure later in life. Large population studies have demonstrated that two of three preeclampsia survivors will die of heart disease. That’s news to m...

Preeclampsia Foundation plans a doula-focused educational webinar
November 11, 2021
Preeclampsia Foundation plans a doula-focused educational webinar

The Preeclampsia Foundation, a patient advocacy organization for those affected by high blood pressure in pregnancy, is partnering with Shaconna Haley to present a special webinar on Wed. Dec. 1, 2021 at 1 pm for doulas on their role to support and e...

Preeclampsia is Focus of  SMFM Presidential Workshop
January 22, 2021
Preeclampsia is Focus of SMFM Presidential Workshop

On Jan. 25-26, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and the Preeclampsia Foundation will bring together leading national and international clinicians and researchers for an in-depth look at how to better predict, prevent, and manage preecla...

Advocates Seek Progress on Preeclampsia Biomarker Development
September 25, 2020
Advocates Seek Progress on Preeclampsia Biomarker Development

The Preeclampsia Foundation is urgently calling for the development of biomarker tests for simple, rapid, and accurate diagnosis and prediction of preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. This call-to-action statement reco...

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