Military Birth Talk
Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound, unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility obstacles, or being on Active Duty without the option to birth outside of the hospital are just a few of the realities we may face. By sharing our stories, we hope to increase transparency and information for fellow military families, providers, and policy makers. Tune in each Thursday for a new episode.
Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.
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Military Birth Talk
46. Advocacy Talk: MBRNPC's Samantha Sliney on Breastmilk Transport Entitlement and How Making Pregnancy a Qualifying Life Event Could Significantly Improve Birth Choice for Service Women
In today's episode we hear from MBRNPC Board Member Samantha C. Arrington Sliney, Esq, who transitioned off of Active Duty after 10 years of service and now serves in the Air National Guard. Samantha's legislative advocacy work was born through the Air Force's Women's Initiatives Team where she currently serves as Co-Chair. Samantha provides several key updates on where things stand with two legislative advocacy focuses for MBRNPC: first we discuss the breastmilk transport entitlement that's seen some recent changes in the JTR; second we discuss a provision currently under consideration through the 2025 NDAA that would allow pregnancy to become a Qualifying Life Event in TRICARE, which would dramatically improve birth choice options for both service members and dependents.
Tune in to learn more about these important issues for military families and learn how you can help move the needle.
JTR Toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13HCqpBhgOSvbnKpFOUvQAezRo-EaY7wXQx_Say-rz3Q/edit?tab=t.0
Connect with Samantha: advocacy@mbrnpc.org
NDAA Toolkit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wD6eLxffhHT1gs-DBR7IvUuK7YYlrzNPeBPf2K14NGU/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawGY9z1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcMNe-hkQtkt9sdr3pOVx369PX7PgZY39X7Ln_Qnll47dyJ989-n_DsrSg_aem_PYTCjJeV_g8Pey1MLug5ew&tab=t.0
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