Guest Post – The Patient & The Policy Maven: Navigating Black Maternal Health Through Lived & Learned Experiences
Below is an excerpt of a guest post written by Denys Symonette Mitchell for Black Maternal Health Week.
I remember reading through the pages of a New York Times viral article that unlocked my life’s passion and fueled my drive for health equity. I remember the words being weighty and my petite frame sinking lower with each sentence. I can still feel the tremble in my hands and the shock of my system while reading the shared narratives of women whose lives seemed to mirror mine and realizing that I am a member of the group that is populating the statistics. With sharp precision, I remember when I first learned of Black maternal mortality, which bleeds through zip codes, socioeconomic statues and education levels, too.