Author Archives: Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

About Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and inspiring IBCLC. Leader of Wichita Black Breastfeeding Coalition. Passionate about breastfeeding, childbirth education, and building community through the love of Black and Brown Mothers.

Parent Perspectives on Birth Equity – Birth Equity Series Part 3

In the United States, 700 women die every year from often preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. An additional 60,000 more experience highly preventable birth injuries. Black women are three times more likely to die from those complications than white women. According to the CDC, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is roughly 17.4 maternal… Read More »