Sherrill will be sworn in as New Jersey’s 57th chief executive in Newark on Tuesday

When Murphy took office, New Jersey ranked 47th for maternal and infant health outcomes

Murphy discussed maternal health initiatives, FIFA World Cup

Interview: First lady Tammy Murphy

Interview: Lisa Asare, president and CEO, New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority

Nurture NJ Leadership Summit focuses on improvements and necessary changes

Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority targets needless loss of life in childbirth, especially among Black women and newborns

First lady resettles her focus on maternal health

Murphy always said her interest in maternal health had nothing to do with politics

Murphy names members of authority that will oversee the center in Trenton

A bill to ease access for them makes it past first legislative hurdle

Doula care is one focus of first lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ program

The legislation is a key element in her Nurture NJ initiative

The program is central to first lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ initiative

The Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center will include a birthing center

The program, originally set to start this spring, will begin in January

The early childhood workforce deserves adequate compensation and recognition

Doulas, insurance expansion among moves that may be expanded to other states

Products to fight morning sickness, pacifiers that can dispense infant medication

Maternal outcomes in New Jersey are among the worst in the US