Advancing Black Maternal Health
in Partnership With
Cedars-Sinai, in collaboration with BlackDoctor.org, brought national experts together to discuss the state of Black maternal health and examine a range of issues, including why Black women are three times more likely than white women to die from a pregnancy-related cause. Panelists shared resources and information on how healthcare professionals, together with Black birthing mothers and their families, can help foster positive birth experiences and outcomes.
This event was held on June 21, 2023. The video below is the recorded program.
The program begins at 00:26.
Meet Our Panelists
CEO, California Black
Women’s Health
Project
Director, Division of
Maternal-Fetal
Medicine,
Cedars-Sinai
Natalie D. Hernandez,
PhD, MPH
Executive Director of
the Center for
Maternal Health
Equity, Morehouse
School of Medicine
Chair, Department of
Obstetrics and
Gynecology,
Cedars-Sinai
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