“We have this awesome organization where it was built by women for women like us”: Supporting African American women through their pregnancies and beyond

Hmiel, Laura; Collins, Cyleste; Brown, Portia L.; Cherney, Emily C.; Farmer, Christin

doi:10.1080/00981389.2019.1597007

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“…Several recommended care teams or doula programs specifically directed toward Black women, like Birthing Beautiful in Cleveland, a grassroots organization that provides services for pregnant Black women living in underserved communities. 20 Several respondents recommended improving geographic accessibility, through such measures as home visits and group prenatal care in centrally located public buildings like libraries, churches, and municipal buildings. Respondents also suggested more freestanding community‐based birth centers in or close to Federally Qualified Health Centers and friendly to low‐income women of color.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

Craft‐Blacksheare

Kahn

2022

J Midwife Womens Health

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Introduction This study aimed to identify how perinatal health workers, especially midwives, explained US Black maternal mortality and morbidity and what ameliorative measures they suggested across categories of primary social determinants, health care access, and provider practices. Methods Using a mixed closed‐ended and open‐ended researcher‐designed exploratory survey, 227 perinatal health workers responded to a series of questions probing views of causation and strategies for improvement. The closed‐ended responses were summarized. Open‐ended responses were analyzed using basic categorical and thematic coding. Results Perinatal health workers’ responses prominently identified racism as a cause of Black maternal morbidity and mortality, and their recommendations ranged across levels of social determination of health. Discussion Results suggest that the views of perinatal health workers, the majority of whom were midwives, are complex and correspond to the problems and solutions identified in the research literature. Midwives and other perinatal health workers are well positioned to help center health equity in perinatal care, through both clinical practice and policy advocacy.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

Craft‐Blacksheare

Kahn

2022

J Midwife Womens Health

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“…While some on-the-ground organizations have found success in reaching Black women to increase healthy pregnancy outcomes, they may be limited in scope due to their hyperlocal nature (Hmiel et al 2019;Pies et al 2016). The incorporation of telehealth strategies may be a promising way to increase the delivery of health information, particularly given the increase in use since the COVID-19 pandemic (Betancourt et al 2020).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building Strong Futures: The Feasibility of Using a Targeted Digital Media Campaign to Improve Knowledge About Pregnancy and Low Birthweight Among Black Women

Bonnevie¹,

Rosenberg²,

Goldbarg³

et al. 2020

Matern Child Health J

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Objective Low birthweight is one of the main causes of poor health outcomes among newborns, with Black women having a disproportionately high prevalence. A digital intervention targeted Black women in Orange County, Florida with information on positive pregnancy-related knowledge and attitudes related to low birthweight. This paper reports on campaign methods for the first 2.5 years of implementation. Methods Campaign content was tailored toward Black women, around a reproductive empowerment lens. Content focused on emphasizing healthy pregnancy-related behaviors and creating positive representations of Black women throughout the various stages of pregnancy through both static images and a web series. Digital metrics gauged campaign engagement. Three cross-sectional online surveys conducted in the intervention county examined Black women’s pregnancy-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Results After two years of campaign implementation, social media accounts showed 1784 followers. While Facebook showed more average monthly impressions, Instagram showed more average monthly engagements. Survey results showed some increases in knowledge about prenatal care, weight gain, exercise, and the health impacts of low birthweight. Conclusions for Practice This study highlights the potential for a culturally-appropriate digital intervention to promote positive pregnancy outcomes among at-risk women. Digital interventions offer a potential way to achieve positive pregnancy-related behavior changes on a larger scale. This may be particularly important given that the COVID-19 pandemic may be changing the ways that pregnant women access information. Studies should examine the impact and feasibility of using culturally-appropriate digital interventions that directly address Black women and their specific experiences during pregnancy.

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“…Instead, they focus on the mother and her ecological system, providing comprehensive, holistic support through the pregnancy, birth, and critically, during the postpartum period, for at least one year postbirth. Approaching mother and child with an appreciation for their wider social context, PSPs help establish a strong foundation for them, helping the family identify, plan, and achieve life aspirations, including, but not limited to, educational and employment goals (Hmiel et al, 2019).…”

Section: Program Setting: Birthing Beautiful Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiences of Black women during pregnancy: The meaning of perinatal support.

Collins¹,

Brown²,

Rice

et al. 2021

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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This study describes findings of a phenomenological study of Black women's experiences with a community-based perinatal support organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Twenty-five women participated in interviews after their babies were born about how the organization in general, and perinatal support professionals (PSPs) in particular supported them during their pregnancies and the meaning of that support. The overall meaning of perinatal support was described as easing participants' transitions into motherhood through reducing uncertainty, social isolation, and stress. The three main themes described the meaning of perinatal support and included (a) easing the transition to motherhood through emotional support, expressed via love and help managing relationships; (b) easing the transition to motherhood through instrumental support, expressed via helping with basic needs and obtaining material goods

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“We have this awesome organization where it was built by women for women like us”: Supporting African American women through their pregnancies and beyond

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

Building Strong Futures: The Feasibility of Using a Targeted Digital Media Campaign to Improve Knowledge About Pregnancy and Low Birthweight Among Black Women

Experiences of Black women during pregnancy: The meaning of perinatal support.

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