The event comes as community groups try to lower maternal and infant deaths.
Tag: maternal health
Posted inHealth
Prenatal care group for Black women faces state funding cuts
“People do not have to be dying, and the solutions are simple,” an Indy midwife said.
Posted inHealth
Away from home, but not alone: pregnant Haitian moms learn what’s ahead
Indy nonprofits help immigrants prepare for pregnancy in their own language.
Posted inHealth
Join Mirror Indy for a film screening and Q&A about stillbirths in the U.S.
The ProPublica documentary follows three women trying to make pregnancy safer.
Posted inHealth
As health cuts loom, Indy nonprofit fights against infant mortality
“I’m thankful for a group rallying around us and our babies,” one mom said.
Posted inHealth
Indy mom becomes doula to help others through childbirth
Doulas are associated with shorter labor times and fewer cesarean births.
Posted inHealth
‘Moving backwards’: Indiana women face health disparities
Women still make less money than men and face death in the delivery room.
Posted inHealth
How Indy doulas can help Black moms have a safer childbirth
Black moms in Indy are 73% more likely to die in childbirth than white women. The presence of doulas leads to shorter labor times and fewer cesarean births.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Moms can get free health screenings at resource fair on east side
The goal of Bumps and Babies is to help women stay healthy before and after giving birth.
