With pregnancy risks much higher for Black mothers, the San Francisco Black Infant Health Program provides vital support
Racial disparities in maternal health and gaps in infant care persist nearly four decades after California started the Black Infant Health program, although major strides have been made.
“This is designed as a sisterhood of talking about these impactful things that are happening to them,” Armstrong said. “Then getting resources and tools on how they can be an advocate for themselves as well.” Black women are also more likely to die in childbirth, at nearly 70 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for white women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The risk for pregnancy complications — such as hypertension, preeclampsia and the need for Cesarean sections — is also higher for Black women than for white women.
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