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Q&A: The experiences of Black women seeking infertility treatment
Research has shown that Black women are more likely to experience delays in receiving a diagnosis of infertility and appropriate fertility counseling even though they are more likely to experience infertility than women of…
Caring for Black Women Seeking Fertility Treatment: Challenges, Stigma, and Hope
As we celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to address unique challenges for our Black women experiencing infertility. Infertility is a deeply personal and often painful journey, affecting millions of…
New Morehouse School of Medicine e-learning program addressing fertility equity for Black women
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are almost twice as likely as white women to suffer from infertility. Black women also face barriers when accessing…
How Morehouse School of Medicine is addressing Fertility Equity; New program aims to support Black female entrepreneurs
Morehouse School of Medicine, with support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, launched a new initiative championing equity in fertility care for Black women. FertilityEquity is an e-learning program focusing on fertility care for Black…
Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?
Morehouse School of Medicine’s Perinatal Patient Navigators program is doing its part to reduce the state’s soaring Black mortality rate. Read more here: Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in…
Innovative Solutions to Georgia’s Maternal Health Crisis
Georgia is in the midst of a maternal health crisis that demands our urgent attention. The statistics are alarming and unacceptable: over 60% of maternal deaths in our state could have been…
A Georgia school trains doulas for rural areas that are losing maternity care
Rural communities in the U.S. are losing access to maternity care. That raises the risk for pregnancy complications, especially for Black women, who face higher rates of maternal mortality. The…
How we got here: Georgia’s maternal health crisis
A growing number of women are dying during and after pregnancy in Georgia. The state’s maternal mortality rates have long ranked among the worst in the United States. The crisis is not…
Near miss stories could offer clues in Georgia’s maternal mortality crisis
Seven years ago, Heather Dobbs was preparing for the birth of her second baby. She and her husband, who live in Covington, were thrilled to be welcoming another child into…