Consistent, evidence-based advice on safe sleep and breastfeeding, whether in a hospital or at home, could improve maternal and infant health outcomes, save babies’ lives, and address significant racial disparities. Learn how a national initiative is seizing every opportunity to support caregivers and babies by working with hospitals and prenatal care centers, social service agencies, and other community touch points across the country.

NICUs provide life-saving care for preterm babies. But, they can also expose babies to a high level of chemicals at an especially vulnerable period of life. Here, learn about a first-of-its-kind study on the long-term impact of environmental exposures in the NICU. 

Providing families with comprehensive services that actually fit their needs starts by elevating the work at the community level to inform policy and program improvements. New York’s approach to synergizing state and community work offers a valuable framework for other states to take up in their own systems-change efforts.

The internet is filled with unsafe images of babies sleeping. Hospital websites can set a much-needed positive online precedent. Here, learn what you can do make sure your hospital images are safe sleep friendly. 

In 2004, after experiencing severe preeclampsia, Tara Bristol Rouse quickly learned just how complicated the health system can be. Now, after 15 years of advocacy, she’s sharing making things easier for families across the nation.

Christy Blakely and Elizabeth Aquino both have daughters with special healthcare needs. And both went on to become passionate family partners, advocating for change in the health system. When you read their stories, you'll see that change is possible, thanks to the power of family voices.