The Birthright podcast, hosted by Kimberly Seals Allers @iamKSealsAllers, showcases various powerful and positive stories where listeners can learn about factors that contribute to joyous births where Black women and birthing people and their babies thrive afterwards.

The racial disparities are (still) striking!

New data from @NCHStats shows the maternal death rate in the U.S. increased from 23.8 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births during the pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for action to address this crisis.

@RW_Intl sharing int’l lessons to promote racial equity #RHOconf22

#RHOconf22 @JanetSmylie addressing strategies for promoting racial equity

This is an opportunity to grow and diversify the maternal care workforce. The US has among the lowest supply of midwives and ObGyns. Intentional investment in programs designed to diversify the midwifery workforce could be especially valuable

Continued rising #maternalmortality rates https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm, - are shocking. There ARE investments we can make to improve the state of maternal health. A 🧵

Across the U.S., the proportion of white people reporting cost as a barrier to receiving needed care ranges from 6% in DC and HI to 14% in GA, OK, and AL. Among Latinx/Hispanic people, state rates range from 10% in HI to a high of 30% in...

Breast cancer is often considered treatable when detected early, but for Black women, whether or not it is detected depends on where you live.
In Washington, D.C., Black women are dying of breast cancer at more than double the rate of white women....

States have option to extend Medicaid post-partum coverage- but #BuildingBackBetter will require all states to extend this important coverage. https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-postpartum-coverage-extension-tracker/

The investments outlined in the Momnibus Act suggest ways to transform the health system so it better serves all birthing people, and especially Black AND INDIGENOUS mothers who have a pregnancy-related mortality ratio more than double that of white mothers.

To start: If you don't know, the U.S. has the highest #MaternalMortality rate among developed countries. What's worse is that most maternal deaths are preventable, yet they have been increasing in the U.S. since 2000....

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