Today marks the last day of Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17). We’re spotlighting two Alabama-based founders who are taking collective action to improve Black maternal health outcomes in Alabama, a state with the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the US. Cecilia Pearson, co-founder of Babypalooza and the Black Maternal Health Expo & Tiffany Whitlow, co-founder of Acclinate and the NowIncluded Community share more insight and resources.

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