Aug 23, 2021 | Maternity, Women's Health
Search for: Black women in the U.S. are more likely to die in childbirth than other races. Naomi, a 37-year-old Black woman from Portland, Oregon, will have a doula by her side when she gives birth to her seventh child, a daughter, later this month. By using a doula...
Aug 23, 2021 | Maternity, Women's Health
Search for: Going beyond statistics to end life-threatening racism in maternal care In July 2019, Erica Chidi called a friend, Stanford obstetrician Erica Cahill, MD, to ask for her help with an important project. Chidi, a sexual and reproductive health educator,...
Aug 23, 2021 | Maternity, Organizations We Love, Women's Health
Search for: Our Mission Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. Our Vision We envision a world where...
Aug 23, 2021 | Girls We Love, Maternity, Women's Health
Search for: Kira Johnson tragically lost her life after a routine c-section at Cedars Sinai. Kira was allowed to bleed internally for more than 10 hours before the medical staff at Cedars Sinai took action. We fight to make sure this never happens to another mother....
Jul 28, 2021 | Human Rights, Maternity, Organizations We Love, Women's Health
Search for: mothers2mothers (m2m) employs women living with HIV as Community Health Workers called Mentor Mothers. m2m Mentor Mothers work both at health facilities and door-to-door to improve the health of communities across ten African nations. They deliver...
