Aftershock Alternative Resources

Recommended Video

1. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-black-women-face-disproportionately-high-rates-of-maternal-mortality 

2. https://www.pbs.org/video/black-maternal-health-srfdbo/

Articles

1. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis 

2. https://projects.apnews.com/features/2023/from-birth-to-death/black-women-maternal-mortality-rate.html 

3. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00036 

4. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/us/doula-black-women.html 

5. https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/womens-health-articles/disparities-black-maternal-health 

6. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/ 

7. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186019422/the-black-maternal-mortality-crisis-and-why-it-remains-an-issue 

8. https://www.prb.org/resources/black-women-over-three-times-more-likely-to-die-in-pregnancy-postpartum-than-white-women-new-research-finds/ 

9. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/black-women-face-greater-risk-of-death-and-trauma-due-to-childbirth-this-reporter-explored-why 

10. https://usafacts.org/articles/the-us-maternal-mortality-rate-increased-nearly-40-in-2021-was-highest-for-black-women/ 

11. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/ 

12. https://apnews.com/article/black-maternal-mortality-american-indian-hispanic-deaths-64da18fec80f8f1790aee2e9986a757e 

13. https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/women-health/black-maternal-mortality-rate/ 

14. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.664659/full 

15. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/maternal-mortality-devaluation-black-motherhood/ 

16. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/our-black-maternal-health-crisis-american-tragedy 

17. https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/index.html 

Videos

1. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-black-women-face-disproportionately-high-rates-of-maternal-mortality 

2. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02540-6 

3. https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/health-experts-address-alarming-disparities-in-black-maternal-health/ 

4. https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/personal-stories/index.html 

5. New documentary sheds light on epidemic of Black maternal deaths | Nightline 

6. Black Mothers Matter: Racism and Childbirth in America (highlights) 

7. A Broken Healthcare System: Racism and Maternal Health | Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha | TEDxTufts 

8. Combating Racism and Place-ism in Medicine | J. Nwando Olayiwola | TEDxKingLincolnBronzeville 

9. https://www.pbs.org/video/black-maternal-health-srfdbo/ 

10. https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/american-black-mothers-face-maternal-mortality-crisis-meet-the-press-reports-197645381799 

Podcasts

1. https://sistersinloss.com/5-podcasts-you-need-to-listen-to-centering-black-maternal-health/ 

2. Public Health in the Field: What is the Black Maternal Health Crisis and How Can It Be Solved? 

3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/racism-in-health-the-roots-of-the-u-s-black-maternal-mortality-crisis1/ 

4. https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20230731.29050/ 

5. https://nichq.org/podcast-episode-e1-black-maternal-health-week-2023 

6. https://pbswisconsin.org/webisode/why-race-matters/maternal-health-and-birth-equity/podcast/ 

7. https://www.summahealth.org/flourish/entries/2022/04/maternal-health-in-the-black-community-podcast 

8. https://www.racetovalue.org/the-mission-of-equity-in-black-maternal-health-improving-outcomes-and-building-trust-with-dr-neel-shah/ 

9. https://www.northwell.edu/news/insights/health-podcast-better-care-for-black-mothers-and-babies