The MHC, a strategic project with the task of decreasing Black maternal mortality in New York City, has been granted $600,000 in pilot funds by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This grant will go a long way to help fill the gap in a major area of concern in the city that Black women are more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts.
Reducing Disparities in Maternal Healthcare
Pregnant Black women in New York have a higher chance of complications and death during pregnancy, which can be greatly reduced with proper medical assistance. For this reason, the MHC intends to revise this by expanding better maternal health services that address the Blacks’ needs. Such services entail antenatal, postnatal, and marital services that seek to enhance maternity client outcomes for the girl child and the unborn child.
The Role of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in addressing equity
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s funding is an important effort towards extending maternity care equity. The MHC said that the funding has a firm history of funding pro-racial equity, and this investment will enable the MHC to reach out to more mothers in need. It will also allow for the establishment of community intervention approaches that may help to eliminate health inequalities and make sure that all women deserve the right treatment.
The MHC is ready to advance its goal of addressing Black maternal mortality rates in New York City. Thus, the partnership between the MHC and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is a significant move towards enhancing safe motherhood as well as bringing positive change for Black families in the city
