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PAIN RELIEF
Check with your provider and care team about the use of these medical and non-medical methods of pain relief before incorporating them...
Feb 241 min read
COMMUNITY PARTNER RECEIVES AWARD FOR WORK IMPROVING BLACK MATERNAL OUTCOMES
Article written by: Editorial Staff of Community Medical Centers Community Health System partner, the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center,...
Feb 243 min read
WHAT IS A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE?
Nurse-midwives, or "certified nurse-midwives" (CNMs), are masters-prepared or doctorally-prepared nurses who have first completed...
Jan 231 min read
THE MATERNITY CARE EXPERIENCES DATA BOOK
The Center for Health Equity (CHE), in collaboration with community experts and UCSF researchers, developed a Maternity Care Experiences...
Jul 31, 20241 min read
INTERNATIONAL GROUP B STREP MONTH
July is dedicated to raising awareness about preventing group B strep disease in babies during pregnancy and early infancy. Group B...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE (PPH)
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is severe blood loss during or after childbirth. It is a life-threatening health issue that occurs as early...
Jun 10, 20241 min read
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK JOINT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL, BIRTHING OUTCOMES FOR BLACK WOMEN
Read the articles: Black maternal health fair and jubilee held in Downtown Fresno Kaiser Permanente is making efforts to improve...
May 23, 20241 min read
TYPES OF DELIVERY - YOUR BABY IS ALMOST HERE!
Planning the delivery of your baby is an important element of your birth experience. Depending on your current and past pregnancies and...
Nov 1, 20231 min read
PLACENTA CONDITIONS
Read our Placenta Health brief here The placenta is a temporary organ that exists in the uterus only during pregnancy. It develops in the...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
THE BLACK DOULA TRAINING STARTS THE SECOND COHORT!
We are pleased to share that in September, 13 new doulas-to-be embarked on their journey to become full-spectrum community doulas!...
Oct 12, 20232 min read
TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT VAGINAL BIRTH AND REDUCE PRIMARY CESAREANS
"Cesarean birth is a lifesaving procedure, with obvious benefits to mother and baby when vaginal birth is no longer safe. Nonetheless,...
Nov 30, 20221 min read
BLACK BIRTHING BILL OF RIGHTS
BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center Supports the Black Birthing Bill of Rights Developed by the National Association to Advance Black...
Apr 15, 20221 min read
BWPC BIRTH PLAN
We are mothers, women, and birthing persons with unique needs and experiences. We are valuable human beings, and our needs matter.Your...
Apr 15, 20221 min read
BLACK MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH GUIDE
Find a collection of resources we put together with topics covering Prenatal, Labor/Birth, and Postpartum resources
Apr 11, 20221 min read
SB 464: CALIFORNIA DIGNITY IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH ACT
SB 464 – the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act – is designed to begin to address the harms caused by racism. This...
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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