This event is the second webinar in the 5-part webinar series, “Maternal Health Disparities: The Women Behind the Data” organized by the Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with support from the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Topic areas for discussing maternal health disparities are framed by the social determinants of health, in areas such as mental health, the work of doulas, implicit bias, community-based organizations and models, active-duty service women, and trust in health care.

In this public webinar, to be held on May 17, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET, speakers and panelists will discuss support for historically marginalized pregnant women through community-based organizations (CBOs) and share the innovative models of care CBOs use.