Black/African American Health Resources

An article by Zahada (Kiersten) Gillette-Pierce from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, focusing on the perspectives of Black birthing persons.

Collection of resources from the Network of the National Library of Medicine. Every April, Black Maternal Health is highlighted to draw awareness to the health inequities faced by Black birthing persons.

Although many participants showed a preference for race concordance, participants equally valued respect, competence, and trust with their care providers. Further community‐based research needs to be conducted to examine whether race, gender, and cultural concordance results in other beneficial health outcomes.

By connecting women of colour to historic and ancient spaces as well as providing comfort and familiarity in the birthing space, doulas grant their clients the self-advocacy and empowerment needed to survive the present. Doulas serve as protectors of women of colour and have become an important piece to bridging society from the current maternal health crisis to a more equitable future.

Black/African American participants were significantly more likely to perceive lower support from healthcare providers which, in turn, was associated with lower patient satisfaction. These findings identify potential areas for intervention to improve Black/African American patients' experience with healthcare.

Collection of resources from the CDC that work towards reducing the mortality rates among Black birthing persons.