Tag: Black Maternal Mental Health Week
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Black Maternal Mental Health Week Begins July 19 – Shades of Blue Project will host a week-long event
HOUSTON, Texas — Black maternal morbidity is on the rise and the numbers are higher than originally reported. According to a study by the Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland, Black mothers are 3.5 times more likely to experience death by pregnancy. Kay Matthews, founder of The Shades of Blue Project and…