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March is Women’s History Month, and what better way to celebrate than focusing on our Mamas and Mamas-to-be! 🤱🤰 Montvale Physical Therapist and Women's Health Resident, Trudy Roth, is spreading the word about the benefits of physical therapy through pregnancy and in the postpartum period. If you are pregnant, looking to get pregnant, or if you’re a new mom, pelvic floor PT can be invaluable in making this exciting time of your life as easy and pain-free as possible. Read full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eDWJqN-C #excelptnj #gettingbettertogether

Her PLAN (Her Pregnancy and Life Assistance Network) is a program that connects providers across seven categories of care, offering holistic support to women through comprehensive medical, social, and material support. “It’s important to get that 360-degree view of the care a woman needs both before and after birth and get her plugged into all of those different categories of care.” The Directory at HerPLAN.org connects providers across the categories of care so they can find one another and be able to start sending patients and clients in the direction of further ongoing comprehensive care. Women and families may also access the directory and find the help and resources they need to be in the position to carry a pregnancy to term and receive the care they and their babies require after birth. Listen to AAPLOG podcast, Curbside Consult 36: Supporting Abortion-Vulnerable Women: https://buff.ly/49edVsY #aaplog #aaplogprolifeobgyns #herplan #sbaprolife #hippocraticmedicine #integrityinmedicine #obgynintegrityinmedicine #aaplogscientificscholarship #aaplogmedicalevidence #prolifemedicalsolidarity #profamilyprolife #bothlivesmatter #prolifeintegrityinmedicine #philosophyofthehumanperson #prolifephilosophyinmedicine #cultureoflife #holisticfamilymedicine #joinaaplogtoday

🌟 Empowering Campaigns: How Emotional Advertising Can Transform Perspectives 🌈 As we celebrate Women's Day 2024, I came across a remarkable ad campaign by Prega News, titled #SheCanCarryBoth. This emotionally charged narrative follows a pregnant teacher who defies conventions, continuing to teach her students until the last moment, emphasizing the incredible strength women possess in balancing both career and motherhood. 👩🏫 Honoring Women's Strength: The power of this campaign lies in its ability to celebrate and honor the multifaceted nature of women. By showcasing a pregnant teacher dedicating herself to her profession and successfully delivering a healthy baby, #SheCanCarryBoth challenges societal norms and recognizes the inherent strength women bring to every aspect of their lives. 🌐 Connecting with the Audience: Such emotionally resonant campaigns go beyond mere product promotion; they connect with the audience on a profound level. In an era where consumers seek authenticity, brands that craft narratives reflecting real-life struggles and triumphs establish a deeper connection. Prega News, through this campaign, not only advertises its product but also champions a cause that resonates with its target audience. 🌍 Spreading Awareness and Positivity: Advertising has the power to influence societal perceptions, and campaigns like #SheCanCarryBoth contribute positively to cultural dialogue. By portraying women as capable and resilient, it challenges stereotypes and fosters a more inclusive mindset. Brands taking up the mantle of social responsibility contribute to creating a world where kindness and understanding flourish. 🤝 Brands as Agents of Change: In a world saturated with advertising noise, brands that choose to be agents of change stand out. Emotional and inspiring campaigns not only boost brand loyalty but also shape a collective consciousness that values empathy and appreciation for individual struggles. This, in turn, contributes to making the world a better place filled with compassionate individuals. 💬 Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on brands using emotional narratives to connect with their audience? Share your favorite campaigns that left a lasting impact on you. Let's discuss how advertising can go beyond product promotion and become a force for positive change! 🚀 #emotionaladvertising #socialimpact #brandconnection #womensday2024 #buildingtrust #changemakers

Wow. This ad truly hits home. If the home is an archaic cave from the 2nd century BCE. A standing ovation for our invincible talent of turning mothers into exquisite martyrs and celebrating their miseries. Because, really, what's a woman's worth if she's not sacrificing herself at the altar of everyone else's convenience? Let's measure her empowerment by the number of times she ignores her well-being to make life easier for everyone else. Then glorify the trails of blood and sweat she leaves behind while struggling to lift the burden of a society that failed her *and* finding her autonomy by using #SheCanCarryBoth. After all what's more empowering than jeopardizing your unborn child’s safety for enabling a few undisciplined brats who don’t know how to take responsibility for their actions? The cherry on the cake – let's glorify that last month of pregnancy when risking life and limb is just a small price to pay for a few claps and some pity tears. And what better brand to promote this new norm than the one that sells pregnancy test kits? They could have empowered a rape victim by timely detecting pregnancy but no - society isn’t decided on what to feel for rape victims and abortions. Let’s not make them uncomfortable. Besides, why actually *help* a woman? We have to keep pushing the already sky-high bar higher. If they aren’t already dying of guilt for not sacrificing enough that is. And don't we all love a woman who feels responsible for other’s failures? I mean, we have used her as the scapegoat for centuries. This should be a default trait in her by now. She should question her sanity for having healthy boundaries. Psychologists have been screaming at the top of their lungs that people-pleasing is a sickness that can trigger autoimmune diseases. But that doesn’t apply to superhumans. A woman is someone who *does not* challenge us to grow into accountable adults. There is a reason we are dismissive of mental health and emotional labour - we don’t want to give her a potential excuse to stop all the free fixing, counselling, pleasing, nurturing, empathizing, and basically, being the human equivalent of a doormat. Today’s Women's empowerment is nothing but centuries-old misogyny with a modern makeover, the bad Botox kind. Gaslighting women into thinking that Women's empowerment = Everyone else’s empowerment at her expense. By her choice! Remember how we glorified harassment in movies? We made the victim smile through it all. And yeah, what better day to this on than, you guessed it, Women’s Day! #tonedeaf #womenempowerment #toxicpositivity #womensday #internationalwomensday

💜 Today, we celebrate #WorldPrematurityDay2023 💜 Did you know that every year, over 10% of the 130 million babies worldwide are born #preterm, before the completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy? That is around 1 in 10 babies. Globally, preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age. Additionally, preterm birth survivors may face a higher risk of developing short- and long-term health impairments, such as learning disabilities or hearing problems, compared to term-born Join us on #WorldPrematurityDay2023 in raising awareness of the burden of preterm birth for babies, families, and healthcare systems. #WorldPrematurityDay2023 #WPD2023 #Neonatal #Premature

December 1-7 is Crohn’s and Colitis Week, and we are proud to support our client the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and their My IBD Life campaign, which provides resources to support people managing the emotional and social aspects of living with IBD. We are especially excited to have helped AGA recently expand the My IBD Life Parenthood Project, which offers helpful resources for people living with IBD who are thinking about pregnancy, currently expecting, or have navigating parenthood.   Learn more at https://lnkd.in/e2u4zFCt. #MyIBDLife #CrohnsandColitisWeek

Where you live shouldn't impact your ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth. However, data from March of Dimes shows that more women are struggling to access care before, during and after pregnancy, which can be attributed to a 4 percent decrease in birthing hospitals in one year, This #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we ask that you help us shine a light on the #maternalhealth disparities in the US, to help bring forward effective and lasting solutions in order to eliminate disparities and increase access to care for these women. Share this post, and learn more about the challenges facing your community and learn ways to get involved: https://lnkd.in/dD6EpWfV

Our communities and health care systems need to put mothers at the center. Their health and wellbeing are paramount. Help us raise awareness about #maternalhealth disparities and learn more about what you can do to help build solutions. https://lnkd.in/ewcPMRg2 #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay

EP14/What Went Wrong/Ray's of Hope/Part 1/ Teenage Pregnancy/🎬🎥 With the rising number of teenage pregnancies in our country, we go to Ray's of hope in this episode to find out why this is becoming a trend in our society.🎬📽 Join us on this journey as we find out What Went Wrong🎥📹📽 #whatwentwrong  #teenagepregnancyawareness  #teenagepregnancyprevention  #teenagepregnancy

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