Be The Light Art Museum

Our virtual art museum showcases artwork from budding artists in our community. Artists can use any medium of their choice and artwork should include the phrase Be the Light and/or End AFE. Be the Light can signify many things. We love the way these artists have...

Katia Griffin artwork

Step Up For Moms: Wellness Challenge

Our 2nd Annual Step Up For Moms: Wellness Challenge is a 2 week family-friendly virtual event, uniting our community, raising funds and awareness for our mission. Registration will begin September 1st, and the event will take place September 16th-30th. You can...

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Be the Light to End AFE Art Contest

The AFE Foundation is setting up a virtual art museum and is commissioning budding artists to feature their works of art! If you have a little Georgia O'Keeffe or Vincent VanGogh, be sure to have them enter our Be the Light to End AFE Art Contest. The theme of the...

Be the Light graphic art tools

AFE Foundation Awarded New Funding

For immediate release  July 18, 2022 – Carlsbad, CA – The Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation is grateful to receive grant funding from The Mulchand and Parpati Thadhani Foundation to expand clinician education, develop a State Liaison program, and build capacity...

Awarded New Funding Art

Step Up For Moms: 40,000 Step Challenge 

Our inaugural Step Up For Moms: 40,000 Step Challenge is a 6 week family-friendly virtual event, uniting our community and raising funds for our mission. Walk or run a total of 40,000 dedicated steps (approximately 20 miles) between AFE Awareness Day and Mother's...

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Valentine’s Exchange

Send a valentine. Get two back! (LAST DAY TO ENTER 1/30/22) Complete the form below to participate in our Community Cupid Valentine's exchange. On or before Feb 1st, you will receive the name and address of another community member to send your valentine. In...

Inspirational Coloring Pages

Commissioned for the AFE Foundation by artist Liana Albers, these custom coloring pages are meant to inspire and nurture a creative outlet. Coloring and art therapy have been associated with decreasing symptoms brought on by physical and emotional stress...

Be the Light Coloring Page

Our Commitment to Equity

The AFE Foundation joins in solidarity with people of color, individuals, and organizations working to eradicate racism and implicit bias in maternal health. We recognize and acknowledge that change is necessary to reduce racial bias in maternal health and will act...

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Emily’s Blood Drive

AFE survivor, grateful blood donor recipient and nurse shares her story and how she planned a replenishment blood drive for her son's first birthday. Like most of you reading this, when you live through a near death experience, you have a new perspective on life....

Show your #endAFE Support!

We have partnered with Sauce, a video crowdsourcing platform, to be able to upload all of your AFE awareness videos and photos into one place! This will allow us to stitch together your videos and show just how incredible our community of support really is!...

Help us #endAFE!

The AFE Foundation is funded by donations. Every dollar goes toward our support, research, and education programs. We are committed to turning donations into action, including yours.