Description:

Date: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
Time: 6:00pm to 7:00 pm CST

This panel will examine the gaps that exist in health policy and how we can galvanize change to improve Black maternal health outcomes.

Maternal health is more than just family planning and reproductive health—it is about birth justice, an upstream, trauma-informed framework that calls for collective action to build intersectional solutions that address the disparate maternal morbidity and mortality gap that exists for Black womxn. The growing effects of systemic disparities on Black womxn’s bodies—such as a disproportionate amount of Black womxn dying from preventable postpartum morbidities—makes birth justice even more critical today. Join our Black Maternal Health Crisis Series discussions as we reflect on the systemic barriers that exist in maternal health care and public policy, as well as actionable steps we can take to address those barriers.

PANELISTS:
Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH
Executive Director and Obstetric Lead,
Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Shaquan Dupart
Doula, CLC, Student Midwife
Founder, Chicago Black Doula Alliance

Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02)
Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Co-Chair, Black Maternal Health Caucus

MODERATOR:
Candace C. Moore
Chief Equity Officer, Office of Equity and Racial Justice
Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago