Racial disparities is a fact of maternal health. We know that it has a significant impact on health outcomes for Black moms and their babies. But it's not enough to simply talk about those disparities. The Preeclampsia Foundation has launched a racial disparities task force to create recommendations to address these issues as they relate to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).
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Linda Burke, MD, MS Obstetrician/Gynecologist Fellow, ACOG Author, The Smart Mother's Guide to a Better Pregnancy Orlando, FL |
Nastassia Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, IBCLCC Assistant Professor, Nursing Montclair State University Founder/Executive Director Perinatal Health Equity Montclair, NJ |
Velva Dawson Senior Manager, Global Impact -Social Business Practices Johnson & Johnson New York, NY |
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Robyn D'Oria, MA, RNC, APN CEO, Central Jersey Family Health Consortium Board Member, Preeclampsia Foundation, Co-Chair Racial Disparity Task Force North Brunswick, NJ |
Fathiyyah "Tia" Doster Program Director Community Connections of Life, Inc. Miami, FL |
Tabassum Firoz, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Yale School of Medicine Bridgeport, CT |
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Shaccona Haley Principal Consultant InnerLight Holistic Prenatal & Birth Doula Services Atlanta, GA |
Natalie D. Hernandez, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA |
Marie James Nurse Consultant Nurse Family Partnership National Service Office Clayton, NC |
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Snober Lakhani, RN, BSN, CLLC Nurse Consultant Nurse Family Partnership New York, NY |
Kay Matthews Founder, Shades of Blue Project Maternal Mental Health Houston, TX |
Erica M. McAfee Founder, Sisters in Loss Pregnancy Loss Grief Coaching & Doula Service Company Norfolk, VA |
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Trashaun Powell Program Manager New Jersey Division on Women Somerset, NJ |
Kim A. Smith, MHA Chair, Preeclampsia Foundation Board of Directors Co-Chair Racial Disparity Task Force National Manager, Practice Operations Development and Transitions, Tenet Healthcare. Irmo, SC |
Dr. Ken Ward Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Clinical Geneticist Laboratory Director Predictive Labs Salt Lake City, UT |
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Jaye Wilson, RN Founder/CEO Melinated Moms Patient Advisory Council, Preeclampsia Foundation Linden, NJ |
It is our collective voice that reduces isolation for others, raises awareness and improves healthcare practices. Let's raise up our voices so more women know about preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome and less women have adverse outcomes!
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