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Promotes research, raises awareness, and supports those impacted by amniotic fluid embolism. #endAFE #AFE #amnioticfluidembolism

San Diego, CA
Joined July 2012
Stepping Up the Creativity! 🌎💙 We’re loving the team names rolling in for the 2026 #StepUpForMoms Global Baton Relay, from Womb Raiders to Bossier Stork Squad and URMC Crowning Achievement! Ready to join the fun? Get creative & register today! runsignup.com/Race/CA/Vista/…
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Your fundraiser helps build a future where AFE is better understood, better treated, and one day prevented. Raise funds, unlock exclusive event prizes, and help support research, education, advocacy, family support, and the AFE Registry & Biorepository. #StepUpForMoms26 #EndAFE
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Wondering how the #StepUpForMoms2026 Global Baton Relay works? 🌎💙 Register solo or with a team, then receive and pass the virtual baton with participants around the world. Every step supports AFE research, education, advocacy, and family support. 🔗 runsignup.com/Race/CA/Vista/…
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Calling all L&D, ICU, NICU, ED, OR, Anesthesia, Blood Bank & MFM teams! 👋 Which hospital will build the biggest team for the 2026 #StepUpForMoms Global Baton Relay? Every registration helps fund: 🤍 AFE research 🤍 Healthcare education 🤍 Family support 🤍 Provider resources
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Today, the AFE Foundation turns 18. 💙 Our birthday wish? Join the Step Up for Moms Global Baton Relay. Walk for a loved one, a patient, a survivor, or in memory of someone you miss. Every registration helps advance research, education, support, & hope. Registering today!🎉
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Every baton carries a story. Every step honors someone. Who are YOU walking for?  Participants can download and personalized "I Walk For…" sign. Fill it with the name, memory, or reason that inspires your journey, and share it with us on event day. #StepUpForMoms2026 #EndAFE
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Calling all Healthcare Heroes! Rally your L&D, NICU, ICU, ED, OR, Anesthesia, Blood Bank & beyond. Build a team of 10+ for the #StepUpForMoms2026 Global Baton Relay and your captain earns an exclusive #EndAFE swag bag! 💙 Gather your team. Pass the baton. Make an impact.
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Since June 2023, 7,500+ learners from 17 countries have enrolled in our course!💙 We’re also honored that the NPWH renewed the course for another 3 years, continuing to offer 3 contact hours to participants. Thank you for helping advance AFE awareness, preparedness & outcomes!
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We’re excited to be at #AWHONN2026 in Orlando, sharing an important conversation on trauma-informed communication in maternal healthcare. Join Kayleigh Summers, LCSW, PMH-C @thebirthtrauma_mama, for: “When Words Matter: The AFE Communication Framework in Severe Maternal Events”
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May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month 💙 We stand with all families affected by preeclampsia & other maternal health complications, including AFE. Early recognition can save lives: 🔹 Swelling in hands/face 🔹 Severe headaches 🔹 Vision changes 🔹 Upper abdominal pain
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