CDPH unveils two‑year action plan to advance Black birth equity
The California Department of Public Health described the 'Advancing Black Birth Equity Together' two‑year action plan, co‑developed with community leaders, to strengthen culturally responsive services, data, and community partnerships aimed at narrowing large Black‑White maternal mortality gaps.
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Matt Green, deputy director of CDPH’s Center for Family Health, told the committee that despite overall declines in maternal and infant mortality, Black birthing people in California still face substantially higher pregnancy‑related mortality (about 56.5 per 100,000 births compared with about 15 per 100,000 for White birthing people).
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