Black low‐income women have a higher primary c‐section rate (first‐time mothers) than any other group. In the United States, Black women are almost four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Black babies are more than twice as likely to die in the first year of life as white babies. According to Amnesty USA, these are human rights violations. How do interpersonal, institutional and internalized racism impact life and death in our communities? How do barriers such as poverty, immigration status, economic disparity and various forms of discrimination affect an individual's ability to receive quality reproductive health care? Given this context, what is the responsibility of midwives Who have historically been advocates for and caretakers of people from marginalized communities?
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Participants will be able to define key aspects of the Birth Justice framework;
Objective 2: Participants will identify major public health issues related to maternal and child health;
Objective 3: Participants will analyze barriers related to healthy equity and access to midwifery care.
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