Emily Eckert is a young professional building a career in reproductive and maternal health policy and program implementation. She works for the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) where her work focuses on improving continuity of coverage and care for pregnant women and children.
Criminalizing pregnant women and new mothers for drug dependency problems leads to poorer health outcomes while disproportionately punishing low-income women of color, argues maternal health advocate Emily Eckert.