Square Roots and Humanity 2.0 Well Being published its first white paper on the state of maternal health worldwide. The paper identifies toxic environments as critical factors in hindering maternal health, including hundreds of women who die each day in pregnancy and childbirth, as well as impeding optimal health and development of the next generation. Moving […]
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Square Roots and City of Miami Launch BIRTHMARK®: First National Platform to Support Pregnancy
Square Roots, a mission-driven company focused on pregnancy health and wellness, is hosting its inaugural BIRTHMARK® Day event in the City of Miami this Friday, June 23rd. BIRTHMARK® is the first national platform to support pregnancy and is connected by a coalition of cities, called BIRTHMARK® Cities. With lack of support on the federal level […]
Advisory Board Co-chair Appointments, Dr. Judith Palfrey and Senator Olympia Snowe
Dr. Palfrey, a new addition to the Square Roots Advisory Board, has an extensive record of leadership in pediatrics, having served both as the Executive Director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Program as well as the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Senator Snowe, an existing Square Roots Advisory Board Member, will […]
Partnership with Every Mother Counts to Develop the First “Birth Bonds,” a Health Financing Program
Square Roots introduces the Birth Bonds Initiative to reduce disparities in birth across the U.S. by investing in community health workers.
Two Leading Experts on Health Care Disparities added to Advisory Board
Square Roots announced today the addition of two new advisory board members: Dr. Lisa Saul, MD, the president of Allina Health’s Mother Baby Clinical Service Line and a perinatologist with Minnesota Perinatal Physicians; and Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of […]
New Research Initiative to Provide Expecting Mothers Vital Information on Pregnancy Care Options
A new research project at Ariadne Labs supported by Square Roots, a mission-driven company focused on defining and empowering healthy birth, will educate women on quality of care options by providing them with facility-level cesarean section rates. “C-section rates have surged 500 percent in just one generation. A hospital’s C-section rate is an important indicator […]