Black Infant Health(https://blackinfanthealth.org/) is a program that is dedicated and focused on helping black mothers, during and after their pregnancies. The program monitors Black infants having a higher mortality rate, lower birth weight and more chance of being born prematurely. 

These statistics coupled with Black mothers experiencing much worse birthing outcomes such as having a large chance of death during pregnancy, lets us know why the program itself is needed. This program proactively helps the community to make changes by offering support and offers many programs to help them out in their time of need and to ensure their voices are heard when they have these issues. Some programs  designed to help Black mothers and mothers to be include  “Black Breastfeeding Week”, “Juneteenth” and “Spill the Tea, not the Milk.” 

Antoinette, a master’s student in social work, thinks the program is a great idea because there are a lot of young women who don’t have the support to reach out to and so a program that allows them to have access to that care and support is awesome for the community. 

Here, Black mothers are given the opportunity to voice their story and let their struggles with motherhood be known. They hope to inspire other mothers and let them know that they’re not alone in their struggles and that there are programs out there that want to help them. If anyone needs any one of these programs or services, they are able to make contact through the site above. Don’t be afraid to reach out and seek assistance if any of these issues resonate with you, stay strong and know that there are people out there like Black Infant Health that can be contacted through their website and who want to help you.