Health Professionals

Take Action

By understanding the needs of Black families in Sacramento County, medical professionals can change their birth outcomes for the better.

Learn more about African American birth disparities.
- Download and share Unequal Birth graphics
Discuss this issue among colleagues even though it may be uncomfortable.
Take an unconscious bias training.
Take every symptom a pregnant mom mentions seriously and encourage her throughout her pregnancy and beyond.
Dive deeper – grab a coffee and listen to the story of a family impacted by this issue.
Read how increasing access to midwifery care makes a difference.
- Lifting Up Solutions that Support Black Mothers
- The Importance of Black Midwives, Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Advocate for systemic policy change.