👋 Happy New Year!
Today — January 23 — is Maternal Health Awareness Day. It’s an occasion that invites reflection on whether we’re doing enough to care for mothers, babies, and families.
In New Jersey, we’ve come a long way. Eight years ago, our state was experiencing some of the nation’s worst maternal health, amid stark and widening racial disparities. Since then, New Jersey has made sustained progress on many fronts. Among them: expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage, supporting doula services, and launching the groundbreaking Family Connects NJ free home nurse visits to the homes of newborns.
We’re grateful to the Murphy Administration — especially First Lady Tammy Murphy — for elevating maternal health as a statewide priority through the Nurture NJ initiative and grounding that work in listening to families, community leaders, and health workers.