33rd Annual Public Health Equity Conference View Other Sessions

Recently, there has been an important growing awareness of the rate of preventable maternal harm and maternal death, partly stemming from racial inequalities in maternal and birth outcomes in the United States. With support from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Henry Ford Health System has partnered with community organizations throughout Detroit and the state of Michigan, as well as mothers with lived experience, to codesign solutions to improving maternal health for black women. The goal of these solutions are to build trust, improve outcomes, and ensure our health systems work better for mothers. This session will detail the work and lessons learned by Henry Ford Health System and its partners throughout the Better Maternal Outcomes Initiative.

Hosted by the Henry Ford Hospital.

The Michigan Prison Doula Initiative and the Prison Birth Project at the University of Michigan present a model for tying together the roles of multiple organizations to create positive systematic change. Through the unique action of each stakeholder, we propose a solution for overcoming barriers using strategic collaboration.

Hosted by Prison Birth Project/Michigan Prison Doula Initiative.

Health equity is about health outcomes and systems leadership. By leading in our own care, Birth Detroit invites courageous questioning of not only inequity in maternal health outcomes but of the inequities deeply rooted in our maternal health systems and current approaches. The mission of Birth Detroit is to midwife safe, quality, loving care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. We are no longer asking permission to save our own lives. Come learn about planning for Detroit’s first freestanding birth center.

Hosted by Birth Detroit.