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Mission

To cultivate health justice for all people through community-led research, education, and advocacy

Vision

To achieve maternal health justice for all

Approach

Research, training, policy and advocacy, community engagement, and respectful healthcare

Our Motivation

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In the United States, Black women are 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes compared to White women.

(CDC, 2024)

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In the United States, more than 80% of all pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.

(CDC, 2024)

Georgia's maternal mortality rate is among the worst in the country.

(NCHS, 2018-2021)

"It doesn't matter whether you're rich or poor. Black women are dying at an alarming rate from pregnancy-related complications, And we're about to change that one person at a time."

― Dr. Natalie Hernandez-Green

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