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7. Black Maternal Health: What Experts Say about Black Women Birthing

7. Black Maternal Health: What Experts Say about Black Women Birthing

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Dr. Jaime Slaughter-Acey is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota. She is a maternal & child health (MCH) and social epidemiologist whose work focuses on socio-environmental and psychosocial determinants of women’s and family health across the lifecourse, with emphasis on health equity. Her research emphasizes the use of socioecological and life-course approaches with Intersectionality Theory to study and address the ways that systemic racism, both structural and cultural, intersects with other aspects of social identity to create inequalities in MCH and other health outcomes.
https://www.jaimeslaughter-acey.com

Sameerah Bilal-Roby is the Director of African American Babies Project and Coalition. She works in partnership with the Wilder Community Center, MCCC and an variety of other agencies; funding is through City of Minneapolis, DHS and St. Paul Foundation to address awareness of ACES, knowledge of trauma and best cultural practices for the rearing of African American children.
https://www.wilder.org/community-impact/african-american-babies-coalition-and-projects
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