Partnering With NJ First Lady to Positively Impact Maternal Health

University leaders and state policymakers – including New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy – met at the third annual #123forMoms NJ Maternal Health Day at Ʒ˸ in January to share efforts to improve maternal health in New Jersey, which currently ranks 47th in the nation in pregnancy-related deaths for women.
Educational leaders from Ʒ˸’s Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health, School of Nursing, and Department of Public Health spoke, as well as moderator Jill Wodnick, a doula who has spearheaded much of the University’s maternal health efforts.
The First Lady lauded the University’s initiatives, saying, “Ʒ˸’s efforts are right on target – from providing technical assistance on breastfeeding disparities to supporting the infant-parent relationship through prenatal childbirth classes. Ʒ˸ has clearly identified some of our biggest problems and is working hard to fix them.”