Krista Gervon Doula Care

SHINE friends, we need to continue to gather support in ending preventable stillbirths in our country!

Our mission is to get the bipartisan passed this year!!

Together we can SHINE bright for our babies!!

We are asking for any amount of donations big or small to fund our continued efforts to end this crisis through necessary legislative changes!

Please consider donating any amount that you can today by visiting:

bit.ly/fundshine

Please also visit our website:
SHINEforAutumnAct.org
to learn more!

Please share this post and our links to your friends and communities!

We can’t THANK YOU enough!!

Please take 30 seconds to urge your lawmakers to support the Shine Act to help end preventable Stillbirth 🩷

Exciting news!

Partnerships We provide training online and in-person, which certify doulas and childbirth educators. Beyond DTI’s courses, we are an international community of professional reproductive health advocates, committed to autonomy, cultural humility, reproductive justice and collaborations.

Join us for family fun, games, and prizes in celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week.
August 26, 2023
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children's Futures
16 West Front Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/aJavz9wQEqa3w93H7

Please ask your members of Congress to support the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act:
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Thank you!

BIG NEWS! The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act was introduced in the Senate today! This bipartisan bill amends Title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research.

We would like to thank Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) for co-leading the bill in the Senate. We anticipate introduction in the House tomorrow, led by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD (D-North Carolina).

NOW is the time to show your support for the . Learn more about the bill and reach out to your member of Congress TODAY to ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor: bit.ly/StillbirthPreventionAct

The Central Jersey Family Health Consortium is hosting a new summer webinar series: Fathers and Perinatal Loss.

CJFHC invites you to join them for a series of facilitated discussions with Matt Sklar and Simon Hindle, fathers of stillborn daughters, that will illuminate the unique grief experience of fathers.

The sessions will be recorded and posted on the CJFHC website. Nursing contact hours are only available for attendees of the live webinars.

Join me at the Community Baby Shower on June 10th!

I’ll be there along with other reproductive health educators and IBCLCs providing information and support to those in need.

Where: Thomas Edison State University, 111 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608.

When: June 10, 2023 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Who: Pregnant birthing people and their support person, including infants up to 3 months.

Includes: Lunch, Raffles, Speakers, Capital Health Educational Tables, Community Partners, Mobile Food Truck, Give-A-Ways, and more.

This is a free event.

If you are a medical provider or staff who cares for patients who are pregnant again after a loss, you NEED to take this course from PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy! 20% discount with code: refer20off (and all proceeds are a charitable donation!)

Caring for Patients Pregnant After Loss at a Rainbow Clinic This eLearning Module is intended for Rainbow Clinic prenatal medical providers and staff who strive to provide sensitive, trauma-informed care to patients who are pregnant again after a previous stillbirth or other pregnancy/infant loss.

Stillbirth is STILL happening, and it's time to break the silence. This public health tragedy continues to happen to more than 21,000 U.S. families every year. That is the equivalent of losing a school bus load of children every single day.
➡️➡️Join me in raising awareness of the stillbirth crisis. Share this image and hashtag to spread the word.💔

Support #BMHW23 Support The Movement on Mightycause Join The Movement!We are thrilled to reveal the official theme for Black Maternal Health Week 2023 ( ): “Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy!” In light of the steadily alarming rise of maternal mortality in the U.S., which recent data shows has...

A look forward in celebration of Black Maternal Health Week 2023!

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Join us tomorrow for a Lunch & Learn with CDOSJ Doulas and Camden Midwives at Virtua.

Follow the Polins as they navigate their tenth IVF cycle in the family-building documentary INCONCEIVABLE. Join Drew and Lynn for a special virtual Q & A to kick of National Infertility Awareness Week the evening of April 23rd! 🧡

Register for this free event today ⬇️
https://forms.gle/m4Z2QRpYA5qge7wJ8

Big announcement ‼️📢

On Sunday, June 4th we’ll be hosting a special screening of Don't Talk About the Baby- A Film followed by an engaging Q&A panel discussion with some special guests at the historic Princeton Garden Theatre 🎭🎟️

There is no entry fee, however a suggested donation of $20 is appreciated, 50% of which will be donated to The 2 Degrees Foundation to fund stillbirth research, support families and the SHINE for Autumn Act To Help End Preventable Stillbirths and ultimately end preventable stillbirth. Donations can be sent via Venmo to -Gervon 🎁

Click the link below to register and hope to see you there!

Don't Talk About the Baby: Screening and Q&A Discussion Join us for a special screening of Don't Talk About the Baby followed by a Q&A Panel Discussion.

New blog alert! I'm excited to share a new Lawrenceville-based resource with our community, parenting and postpartum doula, (and all around expert in early childhood development) Jillian Best Adler!

In other exciting news, Jill and I are also launching a new support group for new parents beginning on April 11th. (link to register is in the blog)

So take some time to get to know Jill and join us on April 11th if you want to connect with other parents (in a baby friendly environment!) and get some support at the same time!

The Truth is… Parents Need Doulas too! — Krista Gervon Doula Care Friends, meet Jillian Best Adler, parenting and postpartum doula and expert in early childhood development. Jillian’s bio is long and impressive, but beyond her degrees and expertise, she is down to earth, nonjudgemental, and comes with a broad spectrum of real life experience that a classroom cou...

10 Things Bereaved Parents Want You to Know about Child Loss - Her View From Home Bereaved parents know about grief and the heartache of child loss. Here are 10 things to know about the grieving.

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Do you want our nation to make stillbirth prevention a priority? We need your help now! Please take a moment to demonstrate support for the continued funding of the federal Stillbirth Task Force (STF).

What does the STF focus on?
• Current barriers to collecting data on U.S. stillbirths
• Communities at higher risk for stillbirth
• Psychological impact and treatment for mothers following stillbirth
• Known risk factors for stillbirth

Every baby counts & we cannot wait for change. Your Members of Congress WANT to hear from you about WHY they should include the STF in their appropriations request for 2024!

Go to TinyURL.com/SavetheSTF to complete this brief petition and please share with your community. This is CRITICAL with a deadline of this FRIDAY- 3/10/23! Thank you!

Follow SHINE For Autumn Act] for updates.

Learn more: shineforautumnact.org/save-the-stf

🌟Calling all NJ Residents!!!🌟

Kindred Beginnings has partnered with several other local nonprofits to help pass Bill A5084 which is fighting for bereavement leave for those who suffer the loss of a child by miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, stillbirth, failed fertility treatment and failed adoption 💔. The bigger our presence in front of our legislators in Trenton as this Bill continues to make its way through the better!!! 💪You can choose to testify by sharing your story 🗣 or join the crowd👥in attending future testimonies and voting “in favor of” the Bill ✅. If you want more information, please email Lynn directly at [email protected]!

Please considering joining us to help pass this important legislation.

Calling all NJ families!

We need YOUR support to show legislators that they must pass common sense labor legislation to protect us.

If you don’t want to testify, you can just show your support by sitting in the room. Numbers make a big difference!

Please retweet if you’re still active on Twitter, let’s hope we can still use it for some good! 💞
https://twitter.com/lclindquist/status/1604823815166599168?s=46&t=4POTW3Z-yyTXGJjR-ucYJw

Providing in-house doula services at the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice in Princeton until 1pm! Come by, say hi, get support!