Harris County commissioners unanimously approved a $7.75 million program to help combat maternal and infant mortality, with a focus on Black mothers.
It will pair about 300 women with community health workers to provide better access to prenatal and postpartum care. The announcement falls during Black Maternal Mental Health Week, which runs from July 19th to the 25th every year.
Matthews says this is a start in addressing the issue, but hopes to see efforts grow around improving maternal health. Her organization currently serves 24 other states out of Texas, and their goal is to expand that reach even further. "Ten years from now, I don't want there to be a need for Black Maternal Mental Health Week. Addressing Black maternal mental health is mandatory. It's not optional. We cannot continue knowing there is a certain underserved population being affected by something and not do anything about it," she said.Keaton now has two children with her partner, after giving birth to her son five months old.
"Knowing what I know now, I would tell my younger self to trust my intuition. I am strong. I am one tough cookie. I got this. Use my resources, communicate what I'm feeling to my husband and my doula," Keaton said."You get so much support when you're pregnant. But I feel like that all goes away postpartum. What I didn't know back then, I want to be able to provide these tools to other moms."Aftershock can be streamed on Hulu in the U.S.
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