Maternal Health Care Featured on WSLR's Women Matters Tonight at 6:00pm

Tune in to your community radio station, WSLR 96.5 LPFM, at 6:00 pm as Women Matters hostess Jane Blanchard welcomes Sonia Pressman Fuentes, co-founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), and me on her program to talk about maternal health care, and about the upcoming panel discussion Maternal Health Care in the 21st Century: Sarasota and Beyond.

Sonia and I will be addressing the following topics:

• What is maternal health care?
• What are some facts about maternal health that our listeners should know?
• What alternatives are there to maternal health care ? What is available in Sarasota?
• Insurance and maternal health care. Explain.
• Is midwifery safe?
• What is the Safe Motherhood Quilt and what does it represent?
• Tell us about the upcoming panel discussion Maternal Health Care in the 21st Century: Sarasota and Beyond.
• What will be some of the topics discussed and who are the panelists?
• Who are the sponsors of this program and how did they become involved?

Women Matters is a discussion talk show exploring matters of interest to women. The goal is to to inform and empower women and expand the women's perspective by providing a feminist point of view. The format may include guest speakers, reviews of articles/book/movies, notices, news, and etc. on topics about or by women. Additionally, each week the show features original music by local female musicians. The program will be recorded and available in the program's audio archives. Thank you for listening, and thank you for supporting your community radio station!