Meet the Black doulas in Colorado who are hoping to save Black mothers one deep breath at a time
“Black women are dying at an extremely high rate in the hospital system because of educational racism.” When Shelby Irvin gave birth to her first child in a Colorado Springs hospital in 2014, she said her experience was terrible. From the doctors to the nurses, Irvin found no comfort in the cold hospital system — […]
Colorado Access: Black Maternal/Infant Health and Mortality
“We want to improve the outcomes for Black birthing health in our community. All birthing persons and their birthing families should feel safe, respected and fully confident in the high quality, culturally responsive care they access and receive. We are committed to taking small steps toward the big changes needed to repair and shift systematically […]