Their Voices. Their Stories. Their Lives. Our Mission.
The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice seeks to protect the Black birthing experience by advocating for quality, equitable, and respectful care in childbirth.
Black mothers are 3-4X more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts.
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Our annual report shows how the Center is impacting Black maternal health outcomes across the nation.
Access to quality care, nutritional guidance, and extended insurance coverage are essential to improve the current state of maternal health in Black women.
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha will bring decades of research on maternal health inequities as experienced by Black women, centering on equity for all birthing people, to the advisory committee that advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice is organized into six units: MOTHER Lab, Research Development, Maternal Health Epidemiology and Synthesis, Maternal and Child Health Policy, Education and Training Unit, and Community Engagement.
