{"id":5681,"date":"2022-06-30T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/?p=5681"},"modified":"2022-07-21T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T19:47:15","slug":"black-maternal-health-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/black-maternal-health-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Maternal Health Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5681\" class=\"elementor elementor-5681\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f25a79d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f25a79d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7365e\" data-id=\"3a7365e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910b9c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"910b9c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-scaled-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-1536x959.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/maternity-concept-pregnant-african-woman-tenderly-2021-08-29-14-21-28-utc-2048x1279.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f97129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f97129\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adf7dea\" data-id=\"adf7dea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211867f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211867f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a safe birth is not a privilege, it&#8217;s a right.<\/span><\/p><p>The United States leads the world in maternal mortality rates. Black women are 243 percent more likely than white women to die from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes. America lacks a stable postpartum framework to assist mothers facing physical, emotional, and hormonal challenges after giving birth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffe879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffe879\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90234f0\" data-id=\"90234f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a400b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a400b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The documentary film &#8220;Aftershock&#8221; brought to light the under-reported crisis of Black maternal health. The film depicts the maternal health challenges that mothers face, with a focus on Black mothers. It also tells the story of a young woman who tragically died during childbirth due to complications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5efa8\" data-id=\"0e5efa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de5b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3de5b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aftershock-1-Sundance-Film-Festival-Publicity-H-2022.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aftershock-1-Sundance-Film-Festival-Publicity-H-2022.webp 681w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aftershock-1-Sundance-Film-Festival-Publicity-H-2022-600x337.webp 600w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Aftershock-1-Sundance-Film-Festival-Publicity-H-2022-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca5efed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca5efed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fea63d6\" data-id=\"fea63d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b3cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2b3cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Racism, prejudice and cultural climate have impacted African Americans&#8217; psychological health and well-being, according to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">How can we address Black maternal health disparities? One approach is to recognize the true history of Black women&#8217;s reproductive and maternal health. J. Marion Sims, known as the &#8220;Father of Gynecology,&#8221; performed anesthetic-free reproductive procedures on enslaved Black women.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Having more healthcare workers of color would help deconstruct health stigmas in Black communities and provide affected individuals with culturally competent resources. The ability of insurance companies to cover the costs of doulas, midwives, postpartum care, and other services would increase the financial burden of accessing healthcare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d2eec8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d2eec8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d9d8b\" data-id=\"34d9d8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5569e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5569e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/watch.iwoman.tv\/village\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Black-Maternal-Health-Momnibus62160-1.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a85c818\" data-id=\"a85c818\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13ddee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13ddee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 was proposed by the Biden administration as part of the Build Back Better plan. The bill addressed multi-agency efforts to improve maternal health, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, veterans, and other vulnerable people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f0c05b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f0c05b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ea1b9c\" data-id=\"2ea1b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0c3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b0c3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of The Department of Health and Human Services is to address the social determinants of maternal health. These factors, which include child care, housing, food security, transportation, and environmental circumstances, affect women&#8217;s ability to have a healthy pregnancy and give birth.<\/p><p>The legislation would protect the health of low-income postpartum and breastfeeding women, babies, and children. It would also extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Other goals include support training, technology, and telehealth initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5697f14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5697f14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-357debe\" data-id=\"357debe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732b252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732b252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Yorkers have rallied for change, calling for activity to aid the underlying inequality Black and Brown women experience during pregnancy and birth. One bill from the package was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/30\/politics\/biden-veterans-laws\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signed into law by President Biden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/958\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting Moms Who Served Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which puts $15 million into boosting maternity care for military veterans. However, the rest of the bills in the act remain stalled in Congress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a safe birth is not a privilege, it&#8217;s a right. The United States leads the world in maternal mortality rates. 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