Black Maternal Health Week

Framework and resources identified by participating hospitals as useful in beginning conversations about birth equity on their units. Also includes links to trainings available to help hospitals meet California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act's Implicit Bias and Birth Equity Training Requirement.

Hosted by the Community Advisory Board of the Santa Clara County Black Infant Health Program & Perinatal Equity Initiative on December 6, 2024, this final installment of the doula access town hall series highlighted the voices and expertise of integral partners in expanding access to the new Medi-Cal doula benefit. The goal of this event is to understand the current status of the benefit’s rollout from the perspective of local health plans and doulas, and to provide a space of collective learning and collaborate to expand access to the doula benefit for Santa Clara County Medi-Cal members, with special attention to families and doulas of African Ancestry.

During Black Maternal Health Week, learn how you can support pregnant people in your life to reduce factors that contribute to pregnancy-related complications and death.

Funding opportunities, program materials, and other government updates.

[UPDATE: The program was closed December 2024. Some content is still available on the MHLIC YouTube channel.] The mission of the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) was to foster collaboration and learning among diverse stakeholders to accelerate evidence-informed interventions advancing equitable maternal health outcomes through engagement, innovation, and policy.

[UPDATE: This website was archived on Jan 20, 2025 and is no longer being updated.] The NIH Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (MMM) Web Portal is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). The goal of this web portal is to lead the discussion at NIH and beyond on MMM and be a centralized hub for information related to this critical public health crisis.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's premiere medical research agency. NIMHD's work touches the lives of millions of Americans burdened by disparities in health status and health care delivery, including racial and ethnic minority groups, rural populations, populations with low socioeconomic status, and other population groups.

Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), based at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), is a leading research program that informs the most pressing debates on abortion and reproductive health.

This free, 2-hour e-learning program is designed for providers and students seeking knowledge and skills related to cultural competency, cultural humility, person-centered care, and combating implicit bias across the continuum of maternal health care.

All training opportunities include continuing nursing education (CNE) credits, with continuing medical education (CME) and other specialties available upon request. Topics include: Awareness to Action: Dismantling Bias in Maternal and Infant Healthcare™.

Cultural competency is a vital skill for delivering quality nursing care across culturally diverse groups. This guide offers tips from nursing professionals on incorporating it into nursing culture and practice.