Resources for Providers
A brief list of information and resources for providers to join in fight to end racism and the black maternal health crisis.
These resources are in no way all-encompassing. This list serves as a starting point for learning more about how systemic racism is driving the Black maternal health crisis and ways tin our communities and the United States.
Resources related to the impact of racism on black maternal health
Race Equity 101 toolkit
Expecting Justice designed the Race Equity 101 Toolkit to be used as a menu of tools to integrate racial equity into your existing practices. The tools in this document are organized by Government Alliance on Race and Equity’s “Normalize, Organize, Operationalize” framework from GARE and Race Forward’s” Actions to Advance racial Equity”. We recognize that change can take time, and often needs to be incremental. We also recognize that we need to operate with a sense of urgency and start somewhere. Each tool in this document can be applied to ongoing work in government agencies; we all need to self-reflect, cultivate our workforce, develop communication skills, improve quality of services, and hire or engage with HR. if we cannot apply a racial equity lens in these everyday activities, when do we start prioritizing racial equity?
This work starts here, and it starts now!
Heart-Up SF (coming soon)
Expecting Justice is expanding the reach and impact of our race equity training initiative, Health Equity and Anti-Racism Training Up San Francisco (HEART Up SF), to increase racial sensitivity among providers, public health professionals, and institutional leaders who interact with pregnant people. HEART Up SF will help participants develop an understanding that racism is at the root of health disparities, increase self-efficacy to engage in racial dialogue, and cultivate a sense of responsibility to address racism and racial health disparities. These individual efforts will culminate into shifts in organization culture and ultimately in policies that lift up Black birthing
America is Failing Black Moms
To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them
Two thirds of all U.S. maternal deaths are considered preventable. Racism—not race—is a critical factor. Read Full Article Here
“Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are In a Life or Death Crisis”
The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America. Read More Here
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Resources related to Policy & Books on the Black Maternal Health Crisis
