Supporting Black Moms beyond Black Maternal Health Week
Conversations with Toi
English - April 17, 2024 10:12 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBSelf-Improvement Education Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is the call to action for Black Maternal Health week? To save our black moms. All moms deserve to deliver safely, to be heard during postpartum care and more. But we know that there is a disparity. According to the CDC: Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as variation in quality healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias.
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We can do our part by believing and supporting black moms.
Here is my story.
Resources:
Resources for Black Maternal Health Week:
Black Mamas Matter AllianceCenters for Disease Control and PreventionProclamation from White HouseHelp with Black Maternal Health:
National Birth Equality CollaborativeNational Black Doulas AssociationMarch of DimesFollow me on socials as Toitimeblog and on the blog