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Pulse of Change: Reimagining Care to Support the Health and Wellness of Black Californians
The initiative seeks to find new ways to deliver respectful care that is responsive to the Black community’s specific health needs.
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Shifting the Narrative About Black Birthing Experiences
A conversation with birth equity advocate Kimberly Seals Allers about improving maternity care for Black women and birthing people.
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Diverse Maternity Care Workforce Essential to Advance Birth Equity
A conversation with midwife Angela Sojobi about her decades of experience and the urgent need for more Black midwifery students.
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Black Maternal Health Crisis Requires Support for Black Health Care Workers
A new report from the Urban Institute addresses structural barriers to entering and remaining in the maternity care field.
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Birth Equity
Improving Birth Equity in California’s Health Care System is a quality-improvement initiative designed to improve birth care, experiences, and outcomes for, by, and with Black mothers and birthing people in California.
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Moving the Needle on Black Birth Equity — a Call to Action
The philanthropy community has an urgent responsibility to address the structural factors leading to birth inequities.
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Podcast: Birthright
Birthright is designed to unpack positive Black birth stories and celebrate joy and healing. This podcast is sponsored by CHCF.
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Spreading the Stories of Joyful Black Births
Kimberly Seals Allers talks about her new podcast aimed at debunking negative media narratives about Black childbirth.
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Researchers Seek Reproductive Justice for Black Women
An innovative approach to improving the birthing experience for Black people shifts reform efforts from patients to health care providers.
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Efforts to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality Complicated by COVID-19
Stories That Caught Our Attention: How can we support Black mothers and birthing people during a pandemic that is amplifying health disparities?
