As part of the 2023 Root Institute, a group of medical professionals and Black healthcare advocates assembled for an urgent conversation about maternal health in the Black community.
Moderated by The Root’s Senior Editor Jessica Washington, the panel tackles the accelerating Black maternal morbidity and mortality crisis, the impact of COVID-19, how abortion bans fuel that crisis, the effects racism and income inequality on maternal health, and, most importantly, where we go from here.
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In this panel each health expert brings their unique perspective on how we can get to a place where Black pregnant people can feel safe in this country.
Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founding CEO of Advancing Health Equity
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder and Director of the National Birth Equity Collaborative
Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
Oriaku Njoku, Executive Director of the National Network of Abortion Funds
Jessica Washington, Senior Reporter at The Root
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