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Community Innovations to Improve Black Maternal Health

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4411

August 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses efforts to improve Black maternal health in the US and provides examples of community-based birthing centers and initiatives.

Corresponding Author: Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California–Davis, 2230 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817 (rshim@health.ucdavis.edu).

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