A new study from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services or DHS finds that Indigenous and Black babies continue to die at a significantly higher rate than their white counterparts. […]
CDC-funded Center Prioritizes Birthing Justice
In the United States, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. UW’s Dr. Kara Hoppe has been researching ways in which […]
The Momnibus Act of 2021 and Black Women’s Health in Wisconsin
Earlier this month, members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives announced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. What could this federal legislation […]
U.S. Lawmakers propose expansive ‘Momnibus Act’
Wisconsin has the highest Black infant mortality rate in the nation, according to a 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But, while severe racial disparities in infant […]
Why Are Black Babies Dying?
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou Black babies in Dane […]
