US Department of Health and Human Services’ M.O.M.S tour stops in Birmingham
13 NEWS AT TEN STARTS NOW. THE CDC REPORTS THAT IN 2021, ALABAMA HAD ONE OF THE WORST MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES IN THE NATION, WITH 57 MOTHERS DYING FOR EVERY 100,000 BIRTHS. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M SHERI FALK. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VISITING BIRMINGHAM WITH A FOCUS ON MAGIC CITY MOMS AS PART OF A TOUR TO IMPROVE MATERNAL OUTCOMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WVTM 13 S BRYCE OSELEN WAS THERE. HE IS LIVE AND LOCAL IN BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT. HOW SERIOUS IS THE PROBLEM? BRYCE? GUY. SHERI. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY BEING A FIRST TIME MOM COULD KILL YOU. THE TOUR AIMS TO MAKE CHILDBIRTH SAFER AND EASIER FOR WOMEN OF COLOR. I’M REALLY EXCITED. THIS IS MY FIRST, SO I’M REALLY EXCITED. DREA REED IS EXPECTING HER FIRST CHILD, BUT SHE’S AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF CHILDBIRTH. KNOW YOUR BODY. LEARN YOUR BODY. LEARN YOUR BABY. BLACK WOMEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM PREGNANCY RELATED CAUSES COMPARED TO OTHER WOMEN. BUT 80% OF THE DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. REED SAYS THE NUMBERS ARE EYE OPENING. MY DOCTOR, HE HE TALKED VERY FAST TO OUR LITTLE GYMNAST AND YOU KNOW, THAT’S WHAT A LOT OF DOCTORS THEY WILL RUSH YOU, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON’T SAY ANYTHING SO THAT DEFINITELY IS GOING TO ENCOURAGE ME TO SPEAK UP MORE. IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF THE NUMBERS BECAUSE WE DO MATTER AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM CERTAIN THINGS. THE MATERNAL OUTCOMES MATTER. SHOWERS OR MOMS TOUR TARGET CITIES WITH HIGH MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES. THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN INCREASING. SUICIDE IS CONSIDERED THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR WOMEN. POSTPARTUM 6 TO 12 MONTHS. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR SUE ENGLISH SAYS IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO WELCOME A HEALTHY BABY. WE HAVE TO GO TO COMMUNITY TO CONNECT THEM TO THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, BECAUSE A SAFE PREGNANCY, A SAFE DELIVERY AND APPROPRIATE POSTPARTUM CARE IS A RIGHT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE. AS REED AWAITS THE ARRIVAL OF HER CHILD, SHE ENCOURAGES MOMS NOT TO BE AFRAID TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS WITH THEIR DOCTOR. JUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. YOU KNOW US WOMEN KNOW OUR BODIES MORE THAN ANYBODY. THE TOUR WILL MAKE TEN MORE STOPS BEFORE CONCLUDING IN PUERTO RICO AROUND THANKSGIVING. LI
‘Learn your body, learn your baby’: US Department of Health and Human Services’ M.O.M.S tour stops in Birmingham
Updated: 3:49 AM CDT Sep 9, 2024
“I’m really excited this is my first so I’m really excited,” Dria Reed said. Reed is expecting her first child, but she’s aware of the dangers of childbirth.Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes compared to other women, but 80% of the deaths are preventable. Reed says the numbers are eye-opening.“Know your body, learn your body, learn your baby,” Reed said. “My doctor he speaks very fast and with a lot of doctors they will rush you if you don’t say anything so, that definitely is going to encourage me to speak up more.”“It’s important to be aware of the numbers because we do matter and we have to protect ourselves from certain things,” said Felicia Hill, Dria Reed’s mother.The maternal outcomes matter showers or “M.O.MS. tour” targets cities with high maternal mortality rates. Dr. Que English, the director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, says it takes a village to welcome a healthy baby.“The numbers have been increasing, Suicide is considered the leading cause of death for women postpartum 6 to 12 months,” English said. “We have to go to community, to connect them to the resources they need because a safe pregnancy, a safe delivery, and appropriate postpartum care is a right not a privilege.”The tour will make 10 more stops before concluding in Puerto Rico around Thanksgiving.
“I’m really excited this is my first so I’m really excited,” Dria Reed said.
Reed is expecting her first child, but she’s aware of the dangers of childbirth.
Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes compared to other women, but 80% of the deaths are preventable. Reed says the numbers are eye-opening.
“Know your body, learn your body, learn your baby,” Reed said. “My doctor he speaks very fast and with a lot of doctors they will rush you if you don’t say anything so, that definitely is going to encourage me to speak up more.”
“It’s important to be aware of the numbers because we do matter and we have to protect ourselves from certain things,” said Felicia Hill, Dria Reed’s mother.
The maternal outcomes matter showers or “M.O.MS. tour” targets cities with high maternal mortality rates. Dr. Que English, the director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, says it takes a village to welcome a healthy baby.
“The numbers have been increasing, Suicide is considered the leading cause of death for women postpartum 6 to 12 months,” English said. “We have to go to community, to connect them to the resources they need because a safe pregnancy, a safe delivery, and appropriate postpartum care is a right not a privilege.”
The tour will make 10 more stops before concluding in Puerto Rico around Thanksgiving.
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