Massachusetts is known for its top-tier healthcare, yet it struggles with significant racial disparities in maternal health. Black women are particularly affected, experiencing severe childbirth complications and higher maternal death rates compared to white women. The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice at Tufts University is actively researching these disparities. A poignant example is the tragic story of Shamony Gibson, who died from a childbirth complication, leaving her partner to advocate for better awareness and storytelling around the experiences of Black mothers to facilitate meaningful change in maternal healthcare outcomes.
"We figured this out, you know. We understand what it takes to be able to co-create and build and be a family and you know, so our future felt really bright."
"If we're going to really shift and help redirect birthing outcomes and really want to see change within this maternal health epidemic, we need to figure out how to tell the stories of all these Shamonys."
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