@TheTable: Black Births Symposium in Milwaukee will focus on maternal health solutions

MILWAUKEE — A neighborhood dialog on the well being challenges with Black births in Milwaukee.

“For Black infants, they’re 3 times extra more likely to die earlier than their first birthday than white infants,” stated Erica Olivier, Deputy Commissioner of Neighborhood Well being for the Metropolis of Milwaukee Well being Division.

Olivier was @TheTable Monday night time on TMJ4 Information to speak in regards to the upcoming Black Delivery Maternal and Toddler Well being Symposium, which might be held on March 25 in Milwaukee.

“A number of the ones which might be actually particularly concentrating on maternal baby well being are our start outcomes made higher program for doulas and that’s actually offering being pregnant and postpartum and prenatal companies by means of start planning, labor supply assist, advocacy, and breastfeeding assist,” Olivier stated.

The Milwaukee Well being Division gives many applications to assist anticipating moms. You could find them on the town’s web site.

You possibly can watch the total dialog within the video on the high of this text.

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