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![Here’s what Florida can do to solve the Black maternal health crisis](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/a-doctor-uses-a-handheld-doppler-probe-on.png)
Here’s what Florida can do to solve the Black maternal health crisis
MOTHER Lab Member, Vickie Dugat, Suggests Florida officials prioritize the well-being of Black mothers and work toward a future where every pregnancy is met with the highest standard of care and support.
![A Community-Based Policy Approach to Advance Maternal & Reproductive Health Research among Minoritized Birthing Populations in the United States](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/HHPR-new-logo-full-2.jpg)
A Community-Based Policy Approach to Advance Maternal & Reproductive Health Research among Minoritized Birthing Populations in the United States
SIWAAR ABOUHALA, NDIDIAMAKA AMUTAH-ONUKAGHA, PHD, MPH, & NINA ASHFORD, DRPH, MPH
![Doulas could be solution to Black Maternal Health Crisis in Illinois](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/25%20News%20Week%20Part%202.jpg)
Doulas could be solution to Black Maternal Health Crisis in Illinois
This is part two of a 25News WEEK Black History Month Exclusive
![Illinois doctors and lawmakers say racism is a public health crisis for Black moms and their newborns](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/25%20NewsWeek.jpg)
Illinois doctors and lawmakers say racism is a public health crisis for Black moms and their newborns
This is part one of a 25News WEEK Black History Month Exclusive
![Under the Skin](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/R%26HPodcast.jpg)
Under the Skin
In this episode, we shed light on how the social construction of race and its operators take a physiological toll of chronic exposure to racism.
![Center Unit Lead, Nina C. Ashford, DrPH, MPH sits down with Scripps News' The Why](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/dr.%20ashford%20scripps%20news.jpg)
Center Unit Lead, Nina C. Ashford, DrPH, MPH sits down with Scripps News' The Why
Discussing the importance of geography and maternal care deserts
![Study Reveals the Need to Expand Maternal Mortality Categorization Beyond Pregnancy-Related Deaths](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/png.png)
Study Reveals the Need to Expand Maternal Mortality Categorization Beyond Pregnancy-Related Deaths
New Research Shows Prior Hospitalization, Severe Maternal Morbidity, and Opioid Use Disorder Were Key Contributors to Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019.
![MOTHER Lab Publishes New Paper: The Role of Health Systems in Black Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/springer1.jpg)
MOTHER Lab Publishes New Paper: The Role of Health Systems in Black Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery
Introduction: The maternal mental health crisis in the United States (US) is rising as compounded perinatal chronic stressors, and limited mental healthcare resources have exacerbated adverse health outcomes [1–3].
![MOTHER Lab Publishes New Paper on Investigating the Role of Race and Stressful Life Events on the Smoking Patterns of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States](https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/hubfs/BlackMaternalHealth_August2024/images/holding%20hands.jpg)
MOTHER Lab Publishes New Paper on Investigating the Role of Race and Stressful Life Events on the Smoking Patterns of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States
A Multistate Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Phase 8 (2016–2018) Analysis