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Katherine Rushfirth, CNM, FACNM

@krushcnm

She/her. Midwife + queer feminist. Policy Director for @BirthCenterBOS to #reimaginebirth. Legislative Co-Chair for @MassMidwives.

Joined December 2013
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Neighborhood Birth Center@BirthCenterBOS16 Nov 2023
The Healey-Driscoll and DPH report on maternal health is out! We're so thankful for @massgovernor and @MassDPH for calling for more access to midwives and birth centers. This includes reimbursing midwives equitably, updating regulations to make birth centers easier to open and
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Reproductive Equity Now@reproequity_now19 Oct 2023
Have you faced barriers to accessing pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum services in Massachusetts? The Healey-Driscoll administration needs to hear from you! Join a listening session and share your experience or difficulty with our maternal health system: forms.office.com/g/HKQGAmMmr…
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Thank you @MassPPDFund for being an incredible partner in this work!
MassPPDFund (@MassPPDFund) profile pictureMassPPDFund@MassPPDFund8 Oct 2023
Midwives Save Lives. The numbers and the stories tell us that we need to change the way we do birth in Massachusetts. ALL birthing people deserve to be safe, listened to, and have a positive birth experience -- shaping how they enter parenthood. Take action with link in comments!
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Thank you @reproequity_now for your partnership and advocacy! #midwivessavelives
Reproductive Equity Now (@reproequity_now) profile pictureReproductive Equity Now@reproequity_now6 Oct 2023
Yesterday, advocates from around the commonwealth shouted “midwives save lives” loud and proud! Access to midwifery care is critical in addressing the maternal health crisis in Massachusetts. It's time to invest in and expand access to midwifery care in the Bay State. 📢👏
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Neighborhood Birth Center@BirthCenterBOS29 Sep 2023
Join us on Thursday, October 5 for Midwife Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House. Amidst a maternal health crisis, midwives are a critical solution. Join us to show lawmakers why MA needs more midwives in every community.
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Neighborhood Birth Center@BirthCenterBOS27 Sep 2023
🍂🌟 Exciting News! Our First Fall Workshop Is Here! 🍁 We're thrilled to announce Neighborhood Birth Center's inaugural Fall Workshops, and guess what? It's absolutely FREE! 🎉
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Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi
@birgitomo8 Sep 2023
I've read this article multiple times today, and this part hits me each time 👇🏿 "High-income countries do not have a shortage of nurses; they have a shortage of healthcare institutions providing necessary & sustainable working conditions, leading to a loss of nurses." By @emilie_courval @DrNurseNat and myself. With @PLOSGPH @paimadhu journals.plos.org/globalpubl…
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Jessica Brumley CNM@jbrumleycnm9 Aug 2019
I doubt anyone who follow me needs to understand the “why” we need to address birth equity but if you need ideas on the “how” listen to the amazing @doccrearperry @Ebmidwif @DatGirlKD
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) (@TheIHI) profile pictureInstitute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)@TheIHI9 Aug 2019
Replying to @jbrumleycnm @BirthEquity @BMBFA @cohdc @BlkMamasMatter
Hi, Jessica - yes, you can listen to @DocCrearPerry ⁦@DatGirlKD @Ebmidwif on the #WIHI podcast here: bit.ly/2YYHISt Please share! #BlackGirlMagic
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Christy Turlington Burns@CTurlington3 Sep 2023
The midwifery model of care has been proven to improve birth outcomes and make mothers feel safer and listened to. @everymomcounts #givingbirthinamerica latimes.com/california/story…
Birth can be dismal for Black women. What this hospital is doing to stop that

Birth can be dismal for Black women. What this hospital is doing to stop that

MLK Community Hospital employs midwives to try to improve births for Black women, a practice that hospital officials fear could be difficult to sustain.

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Rachel Manuel Bruns@rachelbruns9 Aug 2023
"We estimated that expanding midwifery care to 100% of low-risk births across the United States could save as much as $340 million per year." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #MaternalHealth #ialegis #Iowa
Expanding midwifery care in the United States: Implications for clinical outcomes and cost

Expanding midwifery care in the United States: Implications for clinical outcomes and cost

Midwifery care in the United States is associated with lower rates of cesarean birth and thus lower costs. Expanding access to midwifery care may help reduce interventions and costs on a larger scale

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Thank you @BostonGlobe for publishing my letter on midwives and reimbursement equity. Midwives have the best outcomes, decrease health inequities AND save the health system millions. But we have to be VALUED fairly! bostonglobe.com/2023/07/28/o…
Midwives help ensure better outcomes and should be paid accordingly - The Boston Globe

Midwives help ensure better outcomes and should be paid accordingly - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts midwives receive 85 percent of the reimbursement of physicians for the same services.

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Thank you @suzymidwife !
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Jill Wodnick/ Speaking Of Birth ☮️@JillGW21 Jul 2023
Expanding midwifery care in the United States: Implications for clinical outcomes and cost - McLean - Birth - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Expanding midwifery care in the United States: Implications for clinical outcomes and cost

Expanding midwifery care in the United States: Implications for clinical outcomes and cost

Midwifery care in the United States is associated with lower rates of cesarean birth and thus lower costs. Expanding access to midwifery care may help reduce interventions and costs on a larger scale

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Neighborhood Birth Center@BirthCenterBOS14 Jul 2023
This week MA DPH released a sobering study showing maternal morbidity--dangerous complications from pregnancy and birth-- have DOUBLED in the last 10 years. And Black birthing people are 2.3x more likely to experience these complications. buff.ly/44GRECf
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Thank you @MayorNicholson @BrendanCrighton and @sethmoulton for your leadership and advocacy!
Boston Globe Ideas (@GlobeIdeas) profile pictureBoston Globe Ideas@GlobeIdeas22 Jun 2023
The strategy for Lynn's downtown has revolved around transit-oriented development, @Joan_Vennochi writes. But with the closing of the city's commuter rail station, Lynn has been left without a working station for any kind of train service. trib.al/UJ9tNNy
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Absolutely @suzymidwife! The barriers and restrictions of midwifery care are about power and money.
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Big day for MA birth centers. Thank you @LizForBoston for your incredible advocacy for Reproductive Justice! Happy to partner in this work with @MassMidwives and @BayStateBirth
Neighborhood Birth Center (@BirthCenterBOS) profile pictureNeighborhood Birth Center@BirthCenterBOS24 May 2023
Absolutely amazing to see the MA Senate unanimously support @LizForBoston's amendment #561 to give $1 million to freestanding birth centers and maternal heath organizations. This funding is essential for us to achieve our vision of #birthequity youtube.com/watch?v=YCmjcWF8…
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Great day lobbying alongside @BayStateBirth for state funding for birth centers! TY Senator Miranda @lizforboston for leading this effort. Contact your Senators and ask them to cosponsor budget budget amendment #561. Easy link here baystatebirth.org/action-ale…
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This funding will help more freestanding nonprofit birth centers like @BirthCenterBOS open and thrive.
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Huge thanks to @lydiaMEdwards @brendancrigthon @senjasonlewis @adamgomezma  @SenatorMikeRush @JamieEldridgeMA for your support of birth justice!
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