Black Maternal Health Week

Framework and resources identified by participating hospitals as useful in beginning conversations about birth equity on their units. Also includes links to trainings available to help hospital’s meet California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act's Implicit Bias and Birth Equity Training Requirement.

During Black Maternal Health Week, learn how you can support pregnant people in your life to reduce factors that contribute to pregnancy-related complications and death.

Funding opportunities, program materials, and other government updates.

HRSA goals, per their Black Maternal Health webpage, is to: "increase access to and coverage of comprehensive high-quality maternal health services, including behavioral health services;
ensure those giving birth are heard and are decisionmakers in accountable systems of care;
advance data collection, standardization, transparency, research, and analysis; expand and diversify the maternal and child health (MCH) workforce; and strengthen economic and social supports for people before, during, and after pregnancy." Visit their website for funding information, county- and state-level maternal and infant health data, and personal stories and videos.

The mission of the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) is to foster collaboration and learning among diverse stakeholders to accelerate evidence-informed interventions advancing equitable maternal health outcomes through engagement, innovation, and policy.

The NIH Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (MMM) Web Portal is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). The goal of this web portal is to lead the discussion at NIH and beyond on MMM and be a centralized hub for information related to this critical public health crisis. This web portal highlights research efforts at NIH and other U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies, provides key Federal resources, and contains a collection of other trustworthy, science-based resources relevant to maternal health across the lifespan for scientists, researchers, consumers, and advocates.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's premiere medical research agency. NIMHD's work touches the lives of millions of Americans burdened by disparities in health status and health care delivery, including racial and ethnic minority groups, rural populations, populations with low socioeconomic status, and other population groups.

Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), based at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), is a leading research program that informs the most pressing debates on abortion and reproductive health.

This free, 2-hour e-learning program is designed for providers and students seeking knowledge and skills related to cultural competency, cultural humility, person-centered care, and combating implicit bias across the continuum of maternal health care.

All training opportunities include continuing nursing education (CNE) credits, with continuing medical education (CME) and other specialties available upon request. Topics include: Awareness to Action: Dismantling Bias in Maternal and Infant Healthcare™.