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Black maternal mortality is the higher rate at which Black women die during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after giving birth compared to women...
In 1991, healthcare providers in the U.S. didn’t understand why certain areas of the country were experiencing more and more infant mortality and low...
THE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA HONORED ALLEGHENY COUNTY’S BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS, JUNE 18, AT THE HOMEWOOD YMCA. SEATED ARE JADA SHIRRIEL, MELVIN HUBBARD...
Amber Edmunds, a doula, mother of three and director of civic engagement at MAYA, a nonprofit serving pregnant, postpartum and incarcerated people. (Photo by...
TOWAN AND SLOANE
When birthing our babies, death is the equalizer for Black women giving birth
by Towan Isom, Isom Global Strategies President and CEO
The...
It's been one year since President Joe Biden officially proclaimed April 11 through April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week. The seven-day observance shines...
