{"id":726,"date":"2022-10-29T17:29:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T17:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2023-10-23T06:20:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T06:20:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"726\" class=\"elementor elementor-726\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556c083 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"556c083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4791860 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4791860\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ISSUE<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8cc0c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d8cc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bf91f e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f5bf91f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3d5dc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f3d5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is more dangerous for <u>women in the US<\/u> to give birth now than it was 30 years ago\u2026and 92% of these lives could have been saved.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f966674 e-con-boxed 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1536w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pregnant-woman-991x991.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pregnant-woman-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3580de4 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"3580de4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"info_box660b62ffb2e80\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> CHILDBIRTH DEATHS <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> <p>A birth should be a joyful, exciting experience for every family, yet Black women in the United States are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">three to 4 times more likely to die<\/span><\/strong> during childbirth than white women<\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44aba99 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"44aba99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de21e84 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"de21e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:-33,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:0,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732cb84 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_fly_static sc_parallax_end elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"732cb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b62ffc81a4\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b62ffc81a4 info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b62ffc81a4\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> BLACK INFANTS DEATHS <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> <p>Black mothers experience stillbirths at double the rate of white mothers, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Black infants die at 2 to 3 times<\/strong><\/span> the rate of white infants.<\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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sc_fly_static sc_parallax_end elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"848e5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b62ffe61a1\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b62ffe61a1 info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b62ffe61a1\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> BLACK DOCTORS <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> <p>The discrepancies persist regardless of a mother\u2019s socioeconomic status and education, and when Black babies are delivered by Black doctors, their mortality rate is cut in half.<\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e27b0e e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2e27b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf322d9 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cf322d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b9a41 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38b9a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If the health of a society can be measured by its maternal and infant mortality rates, the <b>United States <\/b>is ailing. We are the only industrialized nation in the world where maternal mortality is rising, and 60% of those deaths are preventable. Access to quality healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, systematic racism, bias and the effects of toxic stress are all factors contributing to disparities in pregnancy-related deaths, maternal health complications and infant mortality.<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01a0f6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"c01a0f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b63000a679\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b63000a679 info-box-style_3    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b63000a679\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box     \" ><div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"service-center  \"><div class=\"info-icon-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood.jpg\" class=\"service-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-135x135.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/rep-lauren-underwood-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"service-title \"> Representative Lauren Underwood  <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> <p>(D-IL)<\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba372f9 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"ba372f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755ea90 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755ea90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IT\u2019S NOT RACE, IT\u2019S RACISM THAT IS THE ISSUE. <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabc9c8 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"eabc9c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbfb2d3 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"bbfb2d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:47,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0c4f4 elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform sc_parallax sc_fly_static sc_parallax_end elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"8e0c4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-61,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b630023884\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b630023884 info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b630023884\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> We must value Black mothers and treat them with the respect they deserve.  <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20a780 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b20a780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379940c e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"379940c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e635b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute e-transform animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e635b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-231,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE FILM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b221f27 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b221f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-370x555.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-307x460.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-613x920.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-760x1140.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Birthing-Justice-Poster-midres-1-740x1110.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00067d e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"e00067d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa3491 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"efa3491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00317ea e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"00317ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb46ed5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb46ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>BIRTHING JUSTICE, a feature-length documentary film, centers on the expertise and lived experiences of Black women and their advocates. As cameras follow women through pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period, medical and social justice experts expose the challenges they face\u2014including genetic predispositions, chronic stress, racial bias, culturally ignorant care and barriers to adequate healthcare.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These inequitable structures and systems have resulted in a racial disparity in maternal and infant health.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Now there\u2019s a movement to fix the broken system, change the culture and transform our future. BIRTHING JUSTICE turns the spotlight on the progress being made by health initiatives and best practices. With input from advocates and leaders in the birthing justice movement, the film focuses on what is being done to address this national crisis and offers solutions that can be replicated in communities across the country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>BIRTHING JUSTICE gives Black women, their caretakers and their advocates a voice, a chance to be seen, heard and respected.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We must listen to Black women, for they will tell us what we need to shift the narrative and achieve true birthing justice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e762b35 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e762b35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f3566 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"90f3566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc968fb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc968fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div><p class=\"gntarbp\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Historically, the Black\/white disparity in infant mortality placed the blame on mothers. Investigations conducted more than two decades ago revealed the prevailing wisdom among medical professionals was that poor, less-educated women of color put their lives and the lives of their children at risk by smoking, drinking, using drugs, and not eating right. Furthermore, many people believed women should be held responsible for their losses if they were too young, or unmarried, or didn\u2019t seek medical help during and after their pregnancies.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0b6b7 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ec0b6b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a5047 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"a7a5047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4912f1 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"d4912f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d8e0c e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"69d8e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:-45,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:-1,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24b021 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_parallax_start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"f24b021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b63005988e\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b63005988e info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b63005988e\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> FACT <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Among developed nations, the US ranks #23 in terms of maternal and infant mortality. If the US was comprised of Black women alone, the country would be in last place behind Costa Rica and Mexico. <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2807e e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"2e2807e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:-45,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:-1,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b8c2e elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_parallax_start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"b3b8c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b63006d2df\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b63006d2df info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b63006d2df\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> FACT <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Black women are 3 to 5x more likely to die from pregnancy complications than white women. Preeclampsia\/eclampsia is the leading cause of maternal death among Black women. <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dd96e e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"83dd96e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e878b6 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"4e878b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:-45,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:-1,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a14a0f elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_parallax_start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"5a14a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b63008213f\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b63008213f info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b63008213f\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> FACT <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Between 2002 and 2012, more than 6,200 Missouri babies died before their first birthday. One third of those deaths occurred in the St. Louis\u2013Ferguson region. Since 2014, 3,197 more Missouri babies have died. <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1fe86 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"bb1fe86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:-45,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:-1,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4724a2 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_parallax_start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"e4724a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b6300958a9\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b6300958a9 info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b6300958a9\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> FACT <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> South Los Angeles has 3 million residents and a shortage of 1,300 doctors. <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c06c56 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"6c06c56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75e310 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"e75e310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:-45,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:0,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:-1,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac23d3 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_parallax sc_parallax_start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"eac23d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box660b6300aac9c\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box660b6300aac9c info-box-style_1    \"  data-id=\"info_box660b6300aac9c\"    data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box   \"><div class=\"service-media text-left  \"><div class=\"service-content \"><div class=\"service-title \"> FACT <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> <p>For every maternal death, there are 70 near misses. Black women experience near misses at a rate <strong>2.1x higher<\/strong> than white women.<\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c9084 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"e7c9084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af2745 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5af2745\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245d2b7 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"245d2b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax-params=\"{&quot;x&quot;:0,&quot;x_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:78,&quot;y_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:18,&quot;rotate&quot;:0,&quot;opacity&quot;:0,&quot;duration&quot;:1,&quot;squeeze&quot;:1,&quot;amplitude&quot;:40,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;mouse&quot;:0,&quot;mouse_type&quot;:&quot;transform3d&quot;,&quot;mouse_tilt_amount&quot;:70,&quot;mouse_speed&quot;:10,&quot;mouse_z&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;mouse_handler&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ee6aa elementor-absolute sc_parallax sc_fly_static sc_parallax_end elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ee6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mother-with-child-991x1233.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c673505 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c673505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"It is more dangerous for women in the US to give birth now than it was 30 years ago\u2026and 92% of these lives could have been saved.\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7ab5f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7ab5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ee682 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27ee682\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ISSUE It is more dangerous for women in the US to give birth now than it was 30 years ago\u2026and 92% of these lives could have been saved. CHILDBIRTH DEATHS A birth should be a joyful, exciting experience for every family, yet Black women in the United States are three to 4 times more&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":407,"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4413,"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions\/4413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}