2020 Grantee Meeting Plenary: Fostering Partnerships to Support Maternal Health
This session was part of the 2020 Healthy Start Grantee Meeting. This plenary featured leading national experts in maternal health. The speakers defined key terms in birth/reproductive justice and equity and described how birth/reproductive justice frameworks can translate to partnership development. They outlined opportunities to partner with others and sustain this work on the local level, including describing how doulas and nurses can work collaboratively. Finally, they discussed the impact of COVID-19 on maternal health and shared lessons learned during the pandemic.
Speakers:
Angela Doylinson Aina, MPH, Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, University of California San Francisco
Joia Crear Perry, MD, FACOG, National Birth Equity Collaborative
Topics:
- Community Engagement, COVID-19, Equity, Maternal Health
Resources:
- Black Maternal and Infant Health: Historical Legacies of Slavery by Deirdre Cooper Owens and Sharla M. Fett
- The Ethics of Perinatal Care for Black Women by Dr. Karen Scott, Dr. Laura Britton, and Dr. Monica McLemore
- To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them by Dr. Monica McLemore
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance