Perinatal Infant Community Health Collaboratives (PICHC)
The goal of our Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaboratives (PICHC) initiative is to support community-based efforts to improve the overall health and well-being of birthing people and their families and to improve health outcomes.
According to the CDC full term pregnancy lasts from 39 to 41 week. Babies born before that (37 to 39 weeks) are called “pre-term.” Babies born sooner than 37 weeks are considered very pre-term, and may need to stay in the hospital after birth. Learn the risk factors for pre-term birth and preventio
PICHC Community Health Workers
Work with a Community Health Worker to improve specific perinatal and infant health outcomes including preterm birth, low birth weight, infant mortality, and maternal mortality.
Baby Cafe USA! (La Taza Materna)
Our Baby Cafes, also called La Taza Materna, are held twice a month in Putnam County, Sullivan County & Ulster County.
Putnam County in-person meetings are held at 155 Main Street,
in Brewster, in Suites 301 & 302.
Ulster County in-person meetings are held at the People's Place Wellness Empowerment Center in Kingston.
Sullivan County in-person meetings are held at the Methodist church in Liberty.
Screenings of the Hulu Documentary "After shock"
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2021, the maternal mortality rate among black women was nearly 70 deaths for every 100,000 live births. That is 2.6 times the rate for white women, regardless of income or education. Today, this number continues to rise.
Help MiSN raise awareness about this systemic issue by joining us or hosting a screening of After shock – a documentary about the lives of two women in New York who tragically succumbed to complications after having Cesarean Sections in metropolitan hospitals. To find out more about screenings and how we can help you post them, contact marketing@misn-ny.org or 845.561.3575
