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Email
support@helpo.org
Model of Caring
About Us
Purpose
Despite technological advancements, pregnancy-related deaths in the United States have more than doubled in the last 30 years.The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. African American families are disproportionately impacted as the maternal death rate among Black women is 2.5 times that of White women.
To address this, we need to come together to:
- Ensure Black women receive the same standards of care as other women to prevent infant and maternal death.
- Shift the perspectives of medical professionals and other service professionals to decrease the level of stress for women that contributes to poor birth outcomes.
- Increased awareness and understanding of bias and discrimination can help end birth inequities in Sacramento and the United States.
The
Issue
African Americans experience structural racism in many ways such as housing, education, economically, and through policies. During pregnancy and childbirth, Black women face additional barriers that cause chronic stress including, but not limited to:
- Lower quality maternity care
- Unfair treatment
- Not being listened to when expressing fears or concerns
- Note being included in making maternal medical decisions
- Lack of communication received from care providers
- The pressure to have medical interventions such as inductions and cesareans.
The
Issue
African American infants are dying at 2x the rate of other children
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African American women are 4x as likely to die during pregnancy
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Over the last 10 years, maternal and infant mortality has increased in the United States.
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Chris Patt
CEO/Founder
Mike Carter
Manager
Bella Crusio
Leader
Cesario Lee
Founder
Ched Kurtsovski
Volunteer
Lisa Chester
Volunteer
Aisha Ten
CEO
Jack Blumberg
Volunteer
