Episode 105 Action Items

Follow Physicians for Reproductive Health on Twitter and Facebook and stay up to date on their critical work.

Get involved in Black Maternal Health Week! You can use the key hashtags #BMHW21, #BlackMamasMatter, and #BlackMaternalHealthWeek and join the conversation!

If you’re a healthcare worker, be cognizant of your own biases. Respect, listen to, and validate your patient. As a patient in the healthcare system, advocate for yourself, act questions, bring a partner or buddy to appointments that can hear, discuss, and advocate for you.

Support policies that expand access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare. Call your representatives and tell them to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Bill of 2021—a collection of 12 bills that take action on maternal health and mortality via an all-encompassing framework. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.