10% of every pair purchased will be donated to help support the 2023 Motherhood Campaign

**With your help, we raised $329.25 for the Motherhood Campaign - thank you!!**

From April 1st until May 15, 10% of every pair purchased will be donated to help support and celebrate all those who have and will be called mothers and their varying motherhood journeys.

Being kind and giving back to our community is rooted in our upbringing and our culture. Being women ourselves, we understand the importance of creating a future of healthy and powerful women. When the opportunity showed up, we knew we had to be part of this journey.

NICU

KNOW THE FACTS

· More than 1 in 6 babies in the province are delivered at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre every year.
· There were over 7,000 births last year alone.
· BC Women's Hospital is home to the largest NICU in the province. The 60-bed unit cares for approximately 1,700 babies each year, admitted from across BC and the Yukon.

BC WOMEN’S LEADING THE WAY. BC WOMEN’S WAS THE FIRST:

· Hospital in Canada to have midwives providing care, and now hosts the largest midwifery department with more than 50 midwives. It was also the first hospital in Canada to have obstetricians performing ultrasounds on pregnant women.
· of-its-kind in Canada to have a Provincial Milk Bank that distributes human milk to over 3,500 critically ill infants each year, with 25 drop-off locations across BC.
· NICU in North America to allow mothers to receive care alongside their critically-ill newborns.
This new model means improved weight gain and fewer infections for babies, stronger attachment between moms and infants, and quicker recovery for women after birth.

Reproductive Mental Health

BC Women's Reproductive Mental Health Program is a national leader specializing in the assessment and treatment of women with psychiatric illnesses during the perinatal period. Their ongoing donor-funded research will ultimately impact the supports available for women across Canada.
The donor-funded Family Planning Fellowship at BC Women's Hospital is the only clinical research training program in Canada to provide advanced training in complex abortion care, to doctors across Canada.
Distinctive in Canada, BC Women's Hospital's donor-funded Perinatal Research Imaging Evaluation (PRIME) Centre is an ultrasound research space that facilitates innovation and scientific collaboration.
· The Women's Health Research Institute (WHRI) continued to support over 450 of their members advance cutting-edge research that is fundamentally impacting the landscape of women's health.

To find out more visit bcwomensfoundation.org

Every pair has a purpose! $1 from every pair of earrings sold will be donated to WAVAW

**Thank you for helping us raise $237 for WAVAW in 6 months!**

WAVAW is a feminist, anti-oppressive, decolonizing rape crisis centre operating on unceded Coast Salish Territories. They provide support services to survivors of sexualized violence who have shared experiences of gender marginalization: cis and trans women, Two-Spirit, trans and/or non-binary people. WAVAW also advocates for social and systemic change through education, outreach and activism.
Among other services, WAVAW provides immediate crisis assistance and emotional support, information and referrals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The crisis line is free and confidential, and receives over 2,800 calls every year from across the globe.

Call Toll-free: 1-877-392-7583

Thank you for helping us raise $425 to donate to the BCWHF and invest in women!

Giving back is so important to us at Tadhana that we wanted to dive right in and support local non-profits with a huge focus on empowering women and children.

Be part of the process and help us reach our goal to raise $600 in 6 months!

The BC Women’s Health Foundation (BCWHF) is BC’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the full spectrum of women’s health.

Women’s health has historically been sidelined, mostly because it was assumed that it was the same as men’s health. The male body was used as the baseline for all health research, education and, from there, practice. In other words, if we knew something about the biology of men, we assumed that the same applied to women. All gendered research today tells us this was absolutely wrong.

Our society has yet to prioritize understanding why women’s bodies are different. Without adequate research, doctors are not equipped. Without adequate education, the unique healthcare needs of women are not validated.

That’s where the BCWHF comes in.

They are dedicated to ensuring women have equitable access to the highest quality healthcare when, where, and how they need it. They work in 4 key areas:

· Capital + Equipment: BCWHF invests in facilities, equipment and programs at BC Women's Hospital to match their world-class model of care.

· Research: They ensure women and their health needs are validated through the funding of solutions-focused research and innovation at the Women's Health Research Institute.

· Education + Awareness: They facilitate discussion to help women understand how their bodies are different, how to advocate for themselves, and how to navigate the healthcare system.

· Advocacy: They galvanize voices to inspire government and stakeholders to facilitate transformational investment in equitable healthcare and research, allowing for change in policy and practice.

When we look to the future, we see a world in which women are seen, heard, and understood by the healthcare system.

To find out more about their vision of healthy women everywhere, capable of anything,

visit bcwomensfoundation.org