BWW is a kindred partner of Black Mamas Matter Alliance, and engages in multiple local, state and national efforts to improve Black maternal health.
In addition, CBWW is the lead organization for a feasibility test on the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI) in Atlanta. The Atlanta AIM-CCI pilot is a HRSA funded population-based approach to building cross-sectoral collaboration that addresses preventable maternal mortality among pregnant and postpartum women and birth givers outside of the hospital setting. This community-led effort seeks to create a more responsive, respectful, and high-quality maternity care system to ensure that all women have equitable care that addresses medical, behavioral health, and psychosocial needs. Key features of the AIM-CCI process include:
- Equity Framework
Every step of our process is built on an equity framework. It enables us to discover and address the systemic, structural, and racial inequities that are the root cause of negative maternal health outcomes. - Community Partnerships
We seek to build a culture and structure of maternal health care that ensures birthing persons receive equitable treatment based on their holistic needs through cross-sectoral collaboration to address preventable maternal mortality. - Non-hospital Focused Maternal Safety Bundles
A non-hospital focused maternal safety bundle is a set of evidence-based practices which when implemented collectively and reliably, improve outcomes, and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. - Local Maternal Safety Workgroups
Within each pilot site, the local maternity safety workgroup comprises all community prenatal and postpartum providers and stakeholders. The community collaborative meets to share ideas and experiences to support one another in implementing the maternal safety bundles. - Data-Driven Practices
A community MCH data disparity dashboard promotes community awareness of mother-infant disparities, promotes population health accountability, and drives continuous quality improvement in the maternal safety bundles and the implementation process.
To get involved, contact Asha Immanuelle at AImmanuelle@cbww.org.
