WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: August 8, 2019 Featuring: Joia Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG, Founder and President, National Birth Equity Collaborative  Ebony Marcelle, CNM, MS, FACNM, Director of Midwifery, Community of Hope  Shannon Welch, MPH, Project Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) A significant rise in maternal deaths in the United States, especially among black women, has recently gotten a lot of public attention. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), acute events tied to childbirth are contributing to the upward trend. Experts also highlight other factors putting black women, in particular, at risk: racism and implicit bias within health care, the daily struggles of poverty, and disregard for pregnant women’s knowledge about their own bodies and potentially dangerous symptoms.  With lives at stake, we invite you to listen to this WIHI: Black Women and Maternal Care: Redesigning for Safety, Dignity, and Respect to learn more about the issues that have led to an alarming rise