https://lnkd.in/e66qvNqN I have run out of words to describe the despair that I have. I continue to champion for better maternal health outcomes. But on a daily basis stories either describe horrific labor outcomes or that of hospitals closing their doors in communities of need. We the maternal health community need to ban together not apart to focus on solutions. So many people in the field doing individual work making many strides but we need to work together. #blackmaternalhealth #blackhealthmatters
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