Making a Mother E4: Why Aren’t We Doing Things To Change This?

Jerrell’s first baby is born six weeks premature, despite an otherwise typical and healthy pregnancy. At her postpartum appointment, she learns that Black women are 60% more likely to give birth prematurely than white women, and that Black maternal and infant mortality rates are more than double those of white women — regardless of socio-economic status or education. Experts weigh in on why these disparities exist and challenge all of us to ask: what are we doing about it?

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Show Notes

Mentioned in this episode:

• Abide Women's Health Services

• Cleveland Clinic

• CDC Statistics for Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.

• CDC Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

• March of Dimes: U.S. Preterm Birthrate

• March of Dimes: Health Disparities and Pregnancy

• Serena Williams speaks out

• Beyoncé speaks out

• Jerrell on Instagram
  

Episode 4 Discussion Guide

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