Program Provides Free Doulas to Black Women, Who Are Far More Likely to Die From Childbirth Complications

Video February 2, 2022

In Los Angeles County, Black and African American women are four times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Their babies are two to three times more likely to die before their first birthdays.

What Every Black Woman Should Know to Have a Healthy and Joyous Birth Presented by Los Angeles African American Infant Mortality and Maternal Prevention Initiative

Archived Webinar February 2, 2022

The KJLH Women’s Health Expo Breakout Session Presented by Los Angeles African American Infant Mortality and Maternal Prevention Initiative

The Tammi Mac Late Show: Maternal Mortality

Video February 2, 2022

A panel of experts are talk about mortality rates with Black mothers and their babies.

Overdue: Medicaid and Private Insurance Coverage of Doula Care to Strengthen Maternal and Infant Health

Case Study February 2, 2022

Doula care, which includes non-clinical emotional, physical and informational support before, during and after birth, is a proven key strategy to improve maternal and infant health. Medicaid and private insurance reimbursement for doula care would increase the availability and accessibility of this type of support and would advance the “Triple Aim” framework of the National Quality Strategy.

ADVANCING BIRTH JUSTICE: Community-Based Doula Models as a Standard of Care for Ending Racial Disparities

Report February 2, 2022

This document will outline the ways in which community-based doula programs in New York State have been strategically implemented to serve families most at risk for poor maternal and infant health outcomes. By elevating human rights and reproductive justice principles, community-led doula support serves as a model for envisioning new approaches to the current maternal health crisis in the US. It will also outline successful elements of community-based doula trainings and practices that would enhance the New York State Pilot and help it meet its ultimate goal of reducing disparities.

Listening to Parent Voices: Perigee Foundation Study on How Technology Changed What’s Possible in Home Visiting and Infant Mental Health Programs

Blog November 22, 2021

Engaging parents and creating feedback loops to ensure ongoing communication between state and local policy makers, practitioners, community leaders, and families can help systems leaders make shifts to increase opportunities for young children and families in communities with significant racial, ethnic, economic, heath, and education disparities. This blog outlines Perigee’s 10 recommendations to support leaders in initiating these shifts.

Food Sovereignty: Combatting Childhood Obesity in Native American and Black Communities

Blog November 22, 2021

This blog was written with input from Barb Fabre, CEO, Indigenous Visioning; Trisha Moquino, Co-Founder/Education Director, Keres Children’s Learning Center; A-dae Romero-Briones (Kiowa/Cochiti), Director of Programs, Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative; and Gale Spotted Tail, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Child Care Services/Lakota Language Preservation Project.

Listening to Parent Voices: How Technology Changed What’s Possible in Home Visiting & Infant Mental Health Programs

Case Study November 22, 2021

This resource is a website for the study Listening to Parent Voices: How Technology Changed What's Possible in Home Visiting & Infant Mental Health Programs. The site includes the study, the findings, and recommendations.

Listening to Parent Voices: How Technology Changed What’s Possible in Home Visiting and Infant Mental Health Programs

Report November 22, 2021

This new report is a rare opportunity to hear directly from parents and caregivers who were most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic about how programs can be better designed to fit their needs — increasing effectiveness and ensuring that programs are reaching the families most in need of support.

Supporting Mental Health Policies and Practices through the American Rescue Plan

Report November 5, 2021

This brief offers a set of principles policymakers and other stakeholders can consider as they implement ARPA’s mental health provisions. It provides an overview of opportunities within the law to address mental health needs, and suggests immediate and longer-term policy recommendations that help to lift the longstanding barriers people of color and other historically disenfranchised populations face in accessing mental health services.