Redefining Maternal & Infant Health

· Exploring one’s own personal development in becoming a well- 

   balanced equity healthcare provider

· Processing historical data in order to understand and reform present 

  day structural racism in obstetric care 

· Understanding the impact of weathering in health disparities

· Understanding how epigenetics inform marginalized communities and 

  their trust in the medical field

· Participating in equity team building exercises to create authentic 

  relationships that seek to understand one another while eradicating  

  structural racism in healthcare

· Challenging your own implicit biases with openness and humility

· Integrating cultural empathy

· Integrating team (multidisciplinary) based care to optimize better 

  outcomes and resources for your patients

· Integrating active listening in your care so that you can advocate for 

  your patient with clarity

· Caring with H.E.A.R.T. (Honor, Equity, Advocacy, Respect, and Truth) in  

  order to provide best practices for all patients and partners/support 

  systems

· Increasing diversity in your workforce

· Maintaining ongoing DEI training and education to eradicate workplace  

  racism amid clinical staff.

In recent years, healthcare providers have been tasked to integrate DEI training for their hospitals, clinics and agencies to advocate for evidenced based care with an equity lens in order to mitigate vast disparities in black maternal mortality and infant mortality.  Our hope is that this learning workbook will help prepare you for this role by facilitating your own personal development as an equity healthcare provider.  This workbook is designed to equip you with the educational tools and skills to disrupt systemic racism by transforming healthcare institutions with a new understanding of equitable care.