Posts in 'Pregnancy'

2024 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW)
News
MCC Celebrates Black Maternal Health Week 2024
Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) can evoke emotions of empowerment, unity, grief, and inspiration. This is a week to highlight the Black maternal...
April 30, 2024
In the Press
Maternity Care Coalition’s Doula Training Program offers an antidote this Black Maternal Health Week
Some of my earliest memories are of my mother telling me my birth story. I was born with the assistance of a midwife at Booth Maternity Center on City...
April 26, 2024
Press Releases
Maternity Care Coalition Awarded Grant, Expands Community Reproductive Health Services In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA — Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), a community-based nonprofit organization serving Pennsylvania and Delaware with over four decades...
March 22, 2024
Staff Stories
Clare's Story
Clare Hughes, MCC's Senior Director of Administrative Operations, found MCC shortly after giving birth to her first child. After experiencing a...
December 18, 2023
Pregnant people sitting around a table
Updates
Our Impact in 2023
As the Research and Evaluation team, we view ourselves as a bridge to bring the community voice into research. By working closely with program staff...
November 29, 2023
Staff Stories
Mahalia's Story
Mahalia Sealy, the Training Coordinator for Maternity Care Coalition’s Community Doula and Lactation programs, beams with pride when talking about the...
November 22, 2023
In the Press
MCC Receives $3 Million in Grant Funding From Philanthropist, Mackenzie Scott
Article from 6ABC News PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- According to a new report by the CDC, during the pandemic, more women died during pregnancy or within...
April 13, 2023
Three women walking together 1980s
In the Press
Vogue: A New Exhibition in Philadelphia Examines the Hidden Histories of Reproduction
"One key partner was the Philadelphia-based Maternity Care Coalition (MCC). For 40 years, MCC has served the maternal and early childhood needs of...
August 3, 2021
In the Press
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Meet Montco Mamas, a New Initiative Fighting the Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality
The program is working to improve the health and well-being of Montgomery County-based Black pregnant women, infants, and their families.Infant...
February 25, 2021