Posts tagged black birth equity
The Black Maternal Mortality Rate Crisis and the Organizations Championing Change
The Black Maternal Mortality Rate Crisis and the Organizations Championing Change

We’re celebrating Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 - 17, 2022). According to the CDC, black mothers in the U.S. die at three to four times the rate of white mothers. And the pandemic didn’t help.

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POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-Gordonblack mothers, black women mortality rate, birthing while black in america, black babies, black birth equity, black pregnant woman, black maternal health and racismComment
These are the organizations working towards Black Birth Equity that you should support right now
These are the organizations working towards Black Birth Equity that you should support right now

According to the CDC, black mothers in the U.S. die at three to four times the rate of white mothers. This is a staggering fact that displays one of the widest of all racial disparities in women's health.

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PREGNANCYRuth Martin-Gordonblack mothers, black women mortality rate, black birth experience, black birth equity, black motherhood, black maternal health and racism, weathering, birthing while black in americaComment