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Practical Solutions

What Can Be Done Now?

  • Conduct ongoing implicit bias audits (accountability)

  • Provide long-term, mandatory cultural competency training

    • Interpretation and jargon-free explanations​

    • Collaborative and open-communication

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Hospitals:

  • Partner with community advocates such as the National Black Midwives Alliance to support Black mothers

  • Fund local midwifery and doula access programs

  • ​Hire and embed doulas and midwives in hospitals

  • Respect and implement patient birth plans

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