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Black & Brown Birthing Summit Returns to Center Health, Equity, and Family
The Black and Brown Birthing Summit Saint Paul returns Sept. 18-19 with free admission at the Wilder Center, featuring keynotes, plenaries, community panels, vendors, and resources for birth equity.
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These doulas are working to end lonely, unsupported births in prison
The Minnesota Prison Doula Project recently hosted a national training in Minneapolis to help doulas expand their support for incarcerated parents. The program is changing lives and restoring dignity to birth behind bars.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Perspectives: Black Maternal Health Week: Empowering mothers, protecting lives
Black Maternal Health Week is a time to discuss the persistent disparities in maternal health outcomes between Black and white women, which can be addressed through health systems, government programs, and community organizations working to provide better care for moms.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
The corporate war against breastfeeding
A new grant from the CDC will help Minneapolis expand breastfeeding and lactation services, focusing on improving health outcomes for communities of color, and also addressing corporate lobbying efforts that may impact local breastfeeding practices.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Risk of death related to pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, new study finds
Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019 compared to other women.