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Every Woman Deserves a Beautiful Birth Story
#catchBirthingJustice
on PBS starting April 10, 2023
This Film Shifts the Narrative for Black Women to Share Beautiful Birth Stories.
This is a story of Birthing, ... of Life... of Justice
Black women in the United States are three to 4 times more likely to die during childbirth than white women. BIRTHING JUSTICE, a feature-length documentary film, captures the experiences and challenges of Black women, their families, caretakers and advocates, and examines the structures and systems that determine disparate rates of mortality. Ultimately, this pivotal film celebrates the efforts to fix America’s broken medical system and transform this narrative of tragedy into one of hope.
See them. Hear their stories. Remember and honor those we have lost. And join the movement to ensure BIRTHING JUSTICE for Black mothers and their families.
See them. Hear their stories. Remember and honor those we have lost. And join the movement to ensure BIRTHING JUSTICE for Black mothers and their families.
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FILM CREDITS
Executive Producers
Allyson Felix,
Jacoba Atlas &
Denise Pines
DIRECTOR
Monique N. Mathews
CO-Producers
Naomi Ranz-Schleifer & Sasheen Artis
SUPERVISING PRODUCER
Lia Dosik Carney
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Clare Major
WRITTEN BY
Jacoba Atlas & Monique N. Mathews
“As a Black mother, I cannot buy or educate my way out of dying at three to four times the rate of a white woman in the US. The inequity in maternal mortality rates persists regardless of our income or education status. Racism is the risk factor, not Black skin. There is no ‘Black’ gene.”
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry
Founder and Former President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, speaking before a House subcommittee on Health
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