Black mothers and babies face higher rates of childbirth-related complications or deaths than any other race or ethnicity. San Diego County is expanding resources to help bring those rates down.
"Unfortunately, Black women have higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. African American babies are more likely to die before their first birthday than Hispanic women, Asian women and Caucasian women," said Iris Payne, the director of the"We have a program because there's a need," Payne said."And I think as a society, we want to recognize the needs of all of our citizens. If we all thrive individually, then we all thrive as a community.
Pictured, Danielle Morgan, a Black mother with her two children on Sept. 18, 2024 in Oceanside, Calif. Danielle Morgan and Chaya Richie are program participants who recently met at the new BIH center in Oceanside. Richie says the lack of resources and representation is what inspired her."When I learned that there were only 4% of Black people that represented midwifery, I knew that I had to get in there," she said.
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