The Post-Birth Checklist Tote

The Post-Birth Checklist Tote sparks bold conversations about the reality of postpartum recovery and the urgent need for paid family leave. This statement piece highlights what mothers endure after giving birth and what’s still missing: support.

Perfect For:

• Maternal health advocates and organizers
  
  

• Healthcare professionals and policy leaders
  
  

• Capitol Day attendees, rallies, and advocacy events
  
  

• Students, doulas, midwives, and birth workers
  
  

• Anyone passionate about paid family leave and maternal health equity

Talking Points

The Issue: After giving birth, mothers face stitches, medical bills, and massive hormonal shifts, yet millions in the U.S. aren’t guaranteed paid leave to recover.

The Why: People often frame having children as a “personal choice,” but it’s a choice that fuels our economy and sustains our future workforce. And yet, the U.S. is the only developed nation without federal paid leave and it shows. We have one of the highest maternal mortality rates among wealthy countries because we fail to give mothers the time, care, and resources they need to recover and survive.

The Ask: Push for federal and state-level policies guaranteeing paid family leave for every parent. Healing after childbirth isn’t a luxury,  it’s a public health necessity.

Conversation Starter: "After birth moms receive stitches, bills, and hormonal shifts  but no guaranteed paid leave. We’re the only developed country without it, and that’s why this fight matters."