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"Systemic racism is a constant issue for Black birthing people."

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, we sat down with three Black mothers whose organizations are seeking to create equitable birthing experiences for Black and Brown women as well as access to ...

Black Pregnant Women are at Alarmingly High Risk for Asthma

It’s something Dr. Jodie Horton, a board-certified OB-GYN based in Washington, D.C. has seen before: a pregnant patient with a history of asthma transferred from another hospital only for internal ...

What Self-Care Looks Like in the Black Birthing Community

This article was written by Birth Stories in Color (BSiC), a podcast where Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latino and Multiracial individuals can share their birthing experiences. It’s a space that speci...

Inside the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Did you know that Black women are two to three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women? Did you know that the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women with ...