September 28, 2023 Building the Village is a special 4-part series focusing on...
African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM)
Antelope Valley Gets New Maternity Home for Black Moms
March 28, 2023 With Antelope Valley sprawling over...
Making the News: The Rising Rates of Maternal Mortality and What it May Mean in a Post-Roe World
July 28, 2022 Reproductive rights, maternal...
Black Breastfeeding Week Highlights Racial Disparities and the Importance of Breastfeeding to Black Infants
September 30, 2021 If you’ve noticed a lot of images of...
For This New Mom, a Doula was the Key to Joyous Childbirth
August 23, 2021 When Terika Hameth found out she was pregnant last year, her initial joy was soon overwhelmed by anxiety. “I thought, ‘What if I die?’” she said. Her fear was not misplaced. Black women in Los Angeles County are four times more likely to die from...
Black Breastfeeding Week is August 25-31!
August 3, 2021 When it comes to breastfeeding, racial equity is an issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control, fewer than 60% of Black mothers have ever breastfed compared to 75% of white mothers. Breastfeeding builds immunities, is free and provides...
Black Maternal Health Week Highlights the Role of Racism in Childbirth
April 29, 2021 Black women who do not smoke have worse...
It Takes a Village to Reduce Black Maternal and Infant Mortality
April 13, 2021 Terika Hameth had heard all the grim...
Birth Equity Summit Explores the Link Between Racism and Black Infant Deaths
December 18, 2019 “We’re afraid,” Melissa Franklin confessed to the audience....
African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Crisis: Fighting for Hope
“This cannot be happening AGAIN,” I thought to myself as the labor pains grew more intense. Two years earlier, I had given birth to my first daughter, Hannah, at 27 weeks, 5 days — all 1 lb., 9 oz. of her. And here I was again, 27 weeks, 5 days pregnant and about to...
