The State of Black Birth Equity in California
This report, published by PHI’s California Coalition for Black Birth Justice, examines the current needs and opportunities to reverse longstanding racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality.
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California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
Black Americans experience disparately high rates of maternal and infant deaths, and these rates have continued to climb in recent years. Black birthing people in California are three to four times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than other racial and ethnic groups.
The State of Black Birth Equity in California report, developed by the California Coalition for Black Birth Justice, examines the movement’s current needs and opportunities within today’s political and social climate. Through a structured analysis of existing research, new primary sources of data, Black birth equity initiatives and organizations across the state, this report investigates the policy and power dynamics needed to drive change, as well as the readiness and support for institutional efforts.
Included in the report is a literature review on existing, emerging and rising trends; an analysis of systems change power across the landscape; and findings from focus group and site visits with California clinicians, including physicians, nurses and healthcare executives.
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See Also: The California Black Birth Justice Agenda: Unifying the Vision for Systemic Change
PHI’s California Coalition for Black Birth Justice created this agenda to explore strategies for systemic change in the healthcare and public health domains to build longer-term, upstream, sustainable solutions that advance birth justice and equity for Black families.
Originally published by California Coalition for Black Birth Justice
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