Mother and Child Alliance

Our Perinatal Syphilis Warmline is part of our ongoing campaign to lower the rate of syphilis and prevent transmission of syphilis to newborns in Illinois. It allows health care providers to reach out for clinical guidance, and messages left after hours will be returned within one business day. Check out this new flyer which provides more info about the warmline, and includes its new logo! Also, our new combined website for both our 24/7 Perinatal HIV Hotline and our Perinatal Syphilis Warmline is a great resource that’s packed with information and resources to help healthcare providers assist their patients. You can find it here: ilperinatalid.org

Here it is — our official Team MACA photo from this year's AIDS Run & Walk Chicago! On behalf of the moms and babies we proudly serve, thank you again for your incredible support. We couldn't do it without you! There’s still time to donate and help us reach our goal! No donation is too small, whether it’s $5, $20, or more. If you’d like to contribute, visit our team page: https://lnkd.in/dinbKDBe #AIDSRunWalkChicago

October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (#SIDS) Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness about how to ensure #SafeSleep for babies. At Mother and Child Alliance, we provide the moms in our program with Pack’n’Plays to help make sure their babies have a safe place to sleep. Find out more about how to create safe sleeping spaces for babies on the Safe to Sleep website: https://lnkd.in/dvR9PJZ

We did it! AIDS Run & Walk Chicago is in the books for 2024. It was an overcast Saturday morning with choppy waves on the lakefront, but Team MACA still turned out in force, and we’ve got lots more great photos that we’ll be sharing in the days ahead. As always we're sending out a *HUGE* thanks to everyone who donated, volunteered, supported us, cheered us on, and reshared our posts. As of this writing, we're still short of our goal for this year, but it's not too late to help close the gap! No donation is too small, whether it’s $5, $20, or more. Chip in here: https://lnkd.in/dinbKDBe

The big weekend is finally here and we’re ready to roll, rain or shine! This year's edition of #AIDSRunWalkChicago takes place on Saturday, Sept. 28. Here are a few favorite photos from past years. ? If you haven't already, please consider donating a little something to help us reach our goal. Your gift will be used for everything from basic baby supplies like diapers and formula, to life-changing programs that help moms stay healthy and move forward with their lives. Even $5 or $10 can make a big difference! ? Thanks in advance for your kindness and support. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/dinbKDBe

Let's hear it for kid power! We love the fact that there are always young people walking with us as part of Team MACA for AIDS Run & Walk Chicago — and in fact they've been some of our best fundraisers! ? There are just a couple of days left until this year's #AIDSRunWalkChicago on September 28. Can you chip in a few dollars to help us reach our goal for this year? Your donations will be used to keep moms and babies healthy, as we work to make sure moms with HIV get the care and support they need, and prevent transmission of HIV to newborns. ? Donate to support Team MACA here: https://lnkd.in/dinbKDBe

September is Newborn Screening Awareness month! Every year, millions of babies in the US receive routine screening — and thousands of babies who are born with serious but treatable conditions get the extra care and attention they need so they can grow up healthy, thanks to newborn screening. Here in Illinois, newborn screening began in 1965 with a test for phenylketonuria and currently tests babies for more than 40 different disorders, including congenital hypothyroidism, severe combined immune deficiency, sickle cell disease, hearing loss, and critical congenital heart disease among many others. Find out more on the IDPH website: https://lnkd.in/gzr5ZC5B

We’re just a week away from this year's edition of #AIDSRunWalkChicago on Saturday, Sept. 28! Here's a photo of Mother and Child Alliance staff members, getting psyched up for the home stretch in their lime-green Team MACA shirts! ? If you haven't already, please consider donating a little something to help us reach our goal and support healthy moms and babies all year long. Even $5 or $10 can make a big difference. Thanks in advance for your kindness! https://lnkd.in/dinbKDBe

September is #SickleCellAwarenessMonth! Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder that is more prevalent in individuals of African and Latinx/Hispanic descent, affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Every September, people living with sickle cell disease, their caregivers, advocates, healthcare providers, and others come together to bring awareness to the disease and dispel the myths and stigmas surrounding it. The month also brings attention to the ongoing need for research, better care practices, new treatments, and an eventual cure. Facts about sickle cell disease: ? SCD is the most common inherited blood disorder in U.S. ? There are approximately 2,000 babies born with SCD annually in the U.S. ? 1 out of every 365 Black or African American babies are born with sickle cell disease. ? 1 out of every 16,300 Hispanic-American babies are born with sickle cell disease. ? About 1 in 13 Black or African American babies are born with sickle cell trait. Find out more from the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: https://lnkd.in/gD4daXSU #SickleCellAwarenessMonth #GetToKnowSickleCell

Amber Thurman did not have to die. Amber was a 28-year-old mother who lost her life due to Georgia's abortion ban. This is not an isolated incident. Women and birthing persons are dying because of cruel, dangerous laws that prioritize ideology over women's lives. We cannot stand by as more families are torn apart by these draconian bans. It's time to speak out, take action, and demand the repeal of deadly abortion restrictions. Our right to make decisions about our own bodies - our very lives - hangs in the balance. Stand with us in the fight for reproductive justice and the health of all women. Sign our petition to tell Georgia lawmakers to END abortion bans in Georgia: https://lnkd.in/gZhg5463 #RepealAbortionBans #ReproductiveJustice #WomensLivesMatter #SisterLoveInc #TrustBlackWomen #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionIsAHumanRigh