Tag: postnatal

  • Ending Black U.S. Maternal Mortality

    Ending Black U.S. Maternal Mortality

    Ending Black U.S. Maternal Mortality by Trusting Black Women and responding to their needs. Maternal mortality can be prevented with self-advocacy, and using midwives and doulas, both in hospitals and at home.

  • Art of African American Postpartum Care

    Art of African American Postpartum Care

    About Childbearing in the 20th Century was a life-and-death experience, and most deaths occurred in the postpartum period. World Health Organization (WHO) says, most maternal and infant deaths occur during this time. African American postpartum care is a protective factor against maternal mortality by practicing traditions that safeguard the mother and her infant. The African…