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The goal of BMHCE is to improve birth outcomes for Black birthing people in Los Angeles County, and address the structural racism, specifically anti-black racism, at the root of the birth disparities gap through Innovation, Research and Training. BMHCE brings a maternal health center in partnership with Black and POC community midwives to the resources of the Activated Village model and houses them both in an academic home.鈥�

Black families are long overdue for a positive transformation in their maternity experience

Among the wealthiest nations, the US has the highest maternal mortality rates, with Black women and birthing persons consistently over-represented in these statistics.

In Los Angeles County, Black infants and mothers are 3-6 times more likely to die than other race, primarily from preterm birth and preeclampsia.

The CDC has reported that two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented. And while U.S health professionals and government officials have acknowledged there鈥檚 a major Black maternal health crisis, change comes at a snail-slow pace.

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Administrative Contact: Shanelle Bailey
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