Caturday vibes

The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out.

The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

Only one episode of #thePitt left.

You know, one of the advantages of a history degree is you learn things like we used to tar and feather politicians in this country

2 open spots in my online birth and postpartum doula workshop Mar 14-20. April workshop enrolling now. DEI still happens here. harmonydoulatraining.com #birthdoula #postpartumdoula #perinatalhealth

PASSED COMMITTEE! More mothers die due to childbirth in Tennessee than in any other state in the nation. Sen. London Lamar is aiming to reverse this trend with Senate Bill 44, which would bolster doula birth support in Tennessee.

Her bill passed out of committee today.

CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s...

In 2023, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births and was significantly higher than rates for White (14.5), Hispanic (12.4), and Asian (10.7) women. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/he...

"As they become known to and accepted by us, our feelings and the honest exploration of them become sanctuaries and spawning grounds for the most radical and daring of ideas."
- Audre Lorde.

How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since a friend is currently hospitalized, it's a good time to note that, as of February 8, 2025, the CDC estimated that in this influenza season there have been at least 29 million cases, 370,000 hospitalizations, and 16,000 deaths (including 68 children) *from flu*. Not too late to get a vax.

Journal of Infection and Public Health just published a paper summarizing case fatality rate (CFR) and infection mortality rate (IFR) for all of Austria from February 2020 through May 2023.

This thread will summarize and try to make sense of its key results.

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“NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health dropped key pages including a portal about maternal morbidity and mortality.“

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While my doula brain wonders how to say I [advocate] for [pregnant] and [birthing] [people], including [women] without using any now verboten words (which reminds me of the old "tell me what you do without telling me what you do" posts), my historian brain is having a kid in a candy store moment.

Fantastic news for book lovers doing everything they can to avoid Bezos' Amazon/Audible/Goodreads behemoth.

#books #booksky #ebooks #smallbusiness #shoplocal

Just a reminder that Medicaid is the largest single payer of pregnancy care in the U.S., covering more than 40% of U.S. births

Upcoming community birth & postpartum doula workshops: Feb 7-13, Mar 14-20, & Apr 6-15. Join live, online. Train from anywhere in the world. Small groups. Slow-paced once-a- week workshop starts today 5:30-9:30pm PT harmonydoulatraining.com #birthdoulatraining #postpartumdoulatraining #lactationed

In other news, water is wet.