Urban Midwifery, Inc.

“African-American babies are nearly three times as likely to die as White infants.”
“The risk of having low-weight babies is higher for pregnant women who are poor, African Americans, younger than age 17, have little or no prenatal care, have inadequate diets, pregnancy weight gain is less than 20 lbs, and who smoke, use illicit substances, or consume alcohol.”

Disturbing statistics provided by the Black Infant Health Project
(http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/healthyliving/childfamily/Pages/
BlackInfantHealth.aspx)

Urban Midwifery is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that was formed in 2008 with the goals of :

* Providing culturally competent and relevant midwifery services to ALL pregnant women and their families in "underserved" communities, but particularly Black Women who are disproportionately affected by high infant mortality rates.

* Educating and empowering women and girls in their childbearing years through educational workshops, guides, books and classes about:

Puberty
Sex Education
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Parenting
Family planning

* Addressing & Improving infant mortality in the black community

* Educating and Empowering incarcerated women through self improvement courses, mentoring, counseling, and women's health services.

2010 Campaign against the Baby Mama Epidemic