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BY ALEXA HUGHES AND LAUREN BUCHWALD, BSN, RN, MSC Maternal Mortality and Morbidity One does not have to search far to find that the United States is experiencing a maternal health crisis; a crisis that has continued to rise both during and in the aftermath of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the maternal health crisis […]

The Adaptive Sports Foundation is broken-hearted to learn of the passing of Chris Tucci. Chris, who had a passion for serving the disabled community, was a volunteer snowboard instructor with the ASF for several seasons. He also spent a year at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, volunteering with its adaptive sports program. Chris Tucci in

BY REBECCA PEREZ, MSN, RN, CCM, FCM The health of mothers and children are interrelated and impacted by many factors. Maternal health is defined as the health of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period (KFF, 2022). Child health is defined as the health of a child from birth through the adolescent years,

Six runners are representing and raising money for the Adaptive Sports Foundation by participating in the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5. We had a Q & A with one of our runners, Erin Connors, that we would like to share with everyone! Please consider donating to Erin’s fundraising page by

BY COLLEEN MORLEY, DNP, RN, CCM, CMAC, CMCN, ACM-RN, FCM The headline read “Olympic Gold Medalist, 32, dies in labor.” Tori Bowie was an American track and field athlete who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters and 200 meters. She won the silver medal in the 100 m and bronze in the 200