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    Birthing Justice: Finding a New Way Forward

    Mon, May 20, 2024
    With the development of technology and advances in pre-natal care, the childbirth experience should be safer than ever.  Yet, in Massachusetts, life-threatening and fatal complications associated with labor and delivery have increased at alarming rates for all birthing people, with Black women experiencing the highest rates of death. 

    In this forum, legislators, healthcare experts and advocates discuss the state of maternal health in the Commonwealth, and how better access to care can ensure that giving birth is safe, nurturing and survivable. 

    The speakers are:
    Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Ph.D.
    Emily Anesta
    Nashira Baril, MPH
    Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley
    Representative Kay Khan, RN/MSN
    Senator Liz Miranda
    Lucy Lomas, M.D.
    Jo-Anna Rorie, Ph.D.
    GBH News Saraya Wintersmith is moderating the discussion

    This event will be followed by a reception.


    This talk is a partnership between the Commonwealth Beacon and GBH Forum Network supported by
    Bay State Birth Coalition
    Boston Children’s Hospital
    Boston’s Higher Ground
    Boston Public Health Commission
    Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
    University of Massachusetts, Boston
    Children’s HealthWatch
    MassNOW
    Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition (MAWOCC)
    NAACP, Boston Chapter
    Neighborhood Birth Center
    New England Medical Association (NEMA)
    The Wagner Foundation
    Boston Public Health Commission
    Forum Network
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    CommonWealth Beacon