New Jersey was ranked 47th in the nation, or fourth highest, for maternal mortality overall
more likely than white babies to die before their first birthday. These disparities threaten all Black families, regardless of income, education, and other socioeconomic factors, a recent study found.
Don’t miss an issue of our Opinion newsletter! Get it delivered each Wednesday right into your inbox by adding your email below and hitting"subscribe."A first step to creating a more supportive and equitable system requires rethinking where we put our money.maternal health dollars are spent on the brief window — usually 24 to 48 hours — of care around the time of birth.
Another example of where more maternal care investment is needed: growing and strengthening the state’s corps of doulas. These non-clinical professionals — much more widely used in other countries — provide emotional, physical, social, and educational support during the prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods., which served over 150 families.
To support this transformation of care, we must create a perinatal workforce that goes beyond ob-gyns — one that includes greater numbers of midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, home visiting nurses, and community health workers. We need pathways for more women of color to join this workforce, and we must improve compensation so we can turn these professions into sustainable careers.
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