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September 25
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MBNRPC is proudly celebrating an achievement in becoming an officially recognized Military Spouse Owned Enterprise. The U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce created the first and only of its kind certification, in an unprecedented commitment to land military spouses a seat at the B2B table for the first time in history.
The United States has long been defended by members of the armed forces and in a silent role, military spouses support those service members. Cost of living in the U.S. often warrants dual household incomes to cope with high living expenses. Military families give up a lot in the name of freedom, from constant relocations, and time away from family, to the difficult reality that finding a career that fits this lifestyle continues to be a challenge. Secure employment for spouses continues to be an enduring sacrifice with military spouse unemployment being four times the national average, pre-pandemic.
Military spouse employment is a hot topic within the military space with hundreds of organizations working to provide solutions, improve policy, and increase opportunities for traditional employment. Traditional employment is only half of the picture. As the challenge to obtain traditional employment lingers more military spouse are turning to entrepreneurship with 48% of spouses having been self-employed or operating their own business.
As we continue building and providing resources for our communities around the world, we believe this recognition aligns with our goals of growing the birth professional community at duty stations globally.

Attention doulas! Below are just a few updates that will impact services provided under the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration Updates. Learn more by scanning the QR Code.

To register for our Budget for Baby® Workshops, please select the link for the date you prefer:

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Military Spouse recognized for work with the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition and filling the gaps in perinatal care for military families across the globe — Military Birth Resource Network Spouse named Armed Forces Insurance Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Spouse of the Year Moves onto Branch Finalist Round

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition.

As we reflect on 2023, we have so much to be grateful for. We have grown our Coalition, added network members, recruited amazing ambassadors, and worked on a lot of policy. With these accomplishments came some disappointment as well. While we lost some major issues in the 2024 NDAA, we are proud of the way this group (you included!) came together and pushed for more support for growing families in the military. Legislators and other organizations have taken notice and with you alongside us, we know that this work will continue to grow and evolve. Thank you for your passion and commitment to our mission and we can’t wait for you to join us in or work for 2024.

Be on the lookout for some updates, events, and opportunities coming soon! Wishing you all an amazing holiday season and we’ll see you in 2024!

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Military families sacrifice so many things and the Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition wants to support these families. The struggles of military life are a constant challenge; moving from duty station to duty station, giving up holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries, enduring long deployments with little to no communication - and bringing new life into the world often without the presence of immediate family members.
With your help, MBRNPC can provide a community of support for these families through developing MBRNPC chapters on bases, and programs that provide support during pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, and infant feeding.

Giving Tuesday — Military Birth Resource Network MBRNPC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Can you say “oh baby!”? On January 20th, 2024 we will be celebrating our military parents to be with a beautiful shower. You MUST register using the link below. You will then be notified if you are selected.

https://www.tfaforms.com/5089736

A new episode is out now! 📣🎙

In today’s episode, we’ll be hearing from Melissa, a Labor and Delivery nurse who is Active Duty with the navy. As she and her husband were preparing for an overseas PCS, Melissa’s water broke at only 19 weeks pregnant, leading to a 6-week hospital stay, and many heart wrenching conversations about viability and the chances that they would be able to bring home a healthy baby. After 42 days in the hospital, Melissa gave birth to her daughter at 25 weeks via classical c-section. Her daughter spent 5 and a half months in the NICU fighting for her life before she was finally cleared to go home. Melissa shares about what this experience was like, how her and her daughter's care was handled, navigating the competing identities of parent and service member, and the realities of raising a medically complex child while having to go back to work.

Hear Melissa's story wherever you get your podcasts:

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/46j2v5Z
🟢 Spotify: https://podcast.sptfy.com/OYqh
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