World Breastfeeding Week 2020
At the HER Foundation, we're celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is August 1-7. The week is a worldwide event intended to inform, educate, and engage individuals and promote the benefits of breastfeeding, benefits for the baby, mother, and planet. All women/parents have the right to be supported by society to breastfeed optimally. Support can come from families, communities, health systems and workplaces.
2020 HER Virtual Walk, Run, or Roll
September 25 – October 5, we will be moving for our #tougHGirls and #tougHGuys. We know that it takes a village to get through an HG pregnancy, and while we can’t be together in person, we can still come together for some fun, fitness, and charity.
2020 Champions for Change Summit
For the first time ever, you can join us from wherever you are for Champions for Change Summit! Registration for this virtual event gives you access to our live event keynotes and workshops, an opportunity to network with patient engagement opportunities and more!
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
1 in 3 HG pregnancies ends in loss. Whether the loss is miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, or neonatal loss, we remember the babies we hold in our hearts. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day honors our lost little ones. We invite you to add your HG baby to our memorial page.
Prematurity Awareness Month
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is one of the leading causes of prematurity. Women with HG are up to 4-fold increased risk are premature birth and are more likely to deliver babies that are small for gestational age and growth restricted likely due to malnutrition and stress. Support HER Foundation’s efforts to…
About HG for Indonesian Moms
Kimber MacGibbon, RN, Co-founder and Executive Director of HER Foundation is presenting for Indonesian moms about hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), treatment options, HG care, and ways to support women with HG.
Raise Your Voice to Honor Maria
Join us in honoring Maria and her twins on Wednesday, November 25th. Maria’s voice was silenced due to preventable complications of HG, and we all must be a voice for her. No mother should be silenced by HG!
HG Chat!
Join us for HG Chat on Friday, November 27th, hosted by T and Suzanne. HG Chat is a chance to get together with other HG moms and socialize.
Giving Tuesday: Give HOPE
This year there is HOPE. Don't you feel it...the feeling of CHANGE. We have suffered through so many uncertainties and challenges in 2020, and now we can look forward to the end of the year and to a new beginning. Here at HER Foundation, we are ready for a very BIG day in the nonprofit world:…
Impact of COVID-19 and Women’s Health: Challenges and Lessons
In honor of Women's History Month, we are proud to join African Health Now in a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 and women's health: Impact of COVID-19 and Women's Health Challenges and Lessons.
HG Awareness Day
Join the HER Foundation as we shed light on HG Truths all month long. GET INVOLVED SHARE your HG story. MEET other HG survivors on Zoom. FUNDRAISE for HG education & research. CHOOSE a Facebook frame for your profile. Search frames: hyperemesis HER Foundation. INVITE others to follow the HER Foundation and learn more about HG. DONATE…
Action on Preeclampsia Ghana 3rd virtual Scientific Conference
Action on Preeclampsia Ghana 3rd virtual Scientific Conference is scheduled for May 22, 2021. Kimber MacGibbon, HER Executive Director and Co-founder, will speak at the opening.
Black Breastfeeding Week 2021
The 2021 theme for #BBW21 is The Big Pause: Collective Rest for Collective Power. The 9th BBW honors the need for rest. Read why Black Breastfeeding Week is important.
Sepsis Awareness Month
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Hyperemesis Gravidarum significantly increases risk of sepsis because of reduced…
HER Foundation is 21
21 years of Help & Hope! From 2000 to 2021, we have been building a healthier future for the next generation! We have offered research, support, advocacy, and education resources…
Champions for Change Summit
The Champions for Change Summit is dedicated to empowering our community with the education, training, and resources needed to make necessary changes in maternal health, hosted by MoMMA’s Voices. This…
Sunday Live at 5 PM/Pacific on Facebook
Join Kimber MacGibbon and Marlena Fejzo, PhD, Live at 5 PM/Pacific on Facebook to discuss HER's genetic research.
