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  • Brooklyn Redmond
  • Harold Williford IV
  • Kenli Irvin
  • Octavia Solomon

Mission

To use a community-centered approach to create solutions that improve Black maternal, paternal, and infant health in Kansas through training, research, healthcare, and advocacy.

Vision

Every Black mom, dad, and infant receives quality and intentional prenatal, neonatal, and postpartum care in the state of Kansas.

Follow this link to learn more about the Kansas Birth Equity Network

About the Course

This course will cover and uncover implicit and explicit bias in maternal health. Through this curriculum, you will gain an understanding of the various factors that contribute to Black maternal and infant health and the mechanisms that aid in obtaining equity.

Learners from across disciplines, professions, organizations, and communities will be challenged to think critically about birth equity, bias, and how to move from denial to awareness of Black safe spaces, Black-led community initiatives, advocacy, Black birth workers, and actions to dismantle institutional and systemic racism.

The achievement of this understanding will come from Black women and their birth stories, public health field experts, community advocates, and current health data.

6 Modules
Online
Self-Paced
$500-$1500/person*
*Community members scholarships available.
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Learning Objectives

Understand the role the community, researchers, and health practitioners have in aiding in equity advancement, and how to advocate for Black mothers, fathers, and infants.
Understand birth equity, its importance for Black families, and how to advocate for it.
Define social determinants of health, and their impact on Black maternal and infant health outcomes.
Understand the practical implementation of health equity, identifying health equity partnerships, and how to support health equity.
Identify racial inequities and ways to reduce them.
Understand the experiences of Black families in health care, and identify the role that stress, racism and discrimination have on their health outcomes.
Understand bias and how to address the bias.
Understand the importance of Black counselors, doulas, and breastfeeding and safe sleep educators

Testimonials

  • "I enjoyed the variety of speakers and topics. Very insightful and thought-provoking to hear from so many points of view." (Jessica G.)

  • "I liked the use of patient stories that center the experiences of black women. They were important to get an understanding of the patient's feelings about the care they received." (Danielle J.)

  • "The patient stories were important to get an understanding of the patient's feelings about the care they received." (Kim D.)

  • "Great information and I learned a lot. Makes me think about how our staff provides care. I will assess this better and bring up questions to staff when they are caring for Black & Brown moms." (Jessica S.)

  • "I deeply appreciate the work your organization is doing. The classes made me think about how I treat all patients and how I can improve my care. Thank you once again for all the hard work you have done on this subject. It is definitely needed." (Dana D.)

  • "KBEN is a great sounding board to connect to community organizations. It is also a safe space for discussion & sharing experiences." (Amittia P.)

  • "KBEN is a space that cares about Black women." (Sapphire G.)

  • "I appreciate and value KBEN’s collaborative approach." (Rebecca L.)