The Issue
Blurb
Why is this happening?
Unjust, racist systems policies and practices built over centuries (and are constantly being renewed)
Manifest as women unheard, unseen, untrusted, isolated, mistreated, undervalued
Contribute to disparate birth outcomes for Black and Hispanic/Latine women, birthing persons and babies.
THE ROOT PROBLEM IS
Our Analysis
We recognize that:
•Poor and disparate birth outcomes are preventable
•They are the result of intersecting oppressions: patriarchy, misogyny, racism, ableism, capitalism, queerphobia
•Oppressions manifest as women unheard, unseen untrusted, isolated, mistreated
•Birth inequities are a systems, structural, sociopolitical issue
•Better or more healthcare will not eliminate inequities