黑色定心 is a new kind of care made 为 you and your baby.

黑色定心 is a new kind of care made by, 为, and with us.

亲爱的出生：黑色居中 honors and celebrates Black birth, Black families, and Black community.

亲爱的出生：黑色居中 is a new GOLD PACKAGE of prenatal and postpartum care, by, 为黑人，也为黑人. Our unique model of group care is brought to you by Alameda Health System and the Alameda County Public Health Department. It provides a supportive Black community to help you and your growing family through the joys and challenges of pregnancy, 生育和养育.

With 亲爱的出生：黑色居中, you get an all Black dream team of healthcare providers including Black midwives, 家庭支持倡导者, 助产师, 母乳喂养专家, 医生, 营养学家, 心理学家, 和更多的. Our program is midwifery-led and team-based, so we all work together to make sure you get the care you need.

Our group prenatal care model means you get a village of support. At the start of pregnancy you are matched with 8-12 other pregnant people with similar due dates. Then you get 15 two-hour group visits from early pregnancy through to the early postpartum time. Group visits have lots of time 为 interactive activities and discussion, and time 为 a private check-in with the midwife. All of our groups are facilitated by a midwife who provides clinical care, and a family support advocate who provides care coordination and resource connection. And other care providers like 助产师 and breastfeeding/infant feeding specialists are featured as guest facilitators based on the topic of the day.

亲爱的出生：黑色居中 focuses on you and your needs as you move along the journey from pregnancy to life as a new parent. In this program we will celebrate key milestones and accomplishments, while helping you overcome challenges and lower stress. Our program provides the highest quality of care to help you and your baby have the best start.

为什么是黑定心?

亲爱的出生：黑色居中 is the kind of high-quality prenatal care that you and your family deserve.

我们正处于危机之中. 每天黑人母亲, birthing people and their babies are experiencing disproportionately high rates of traumatic experiences and preventable complications in pregnancy and birth. But it doesn’t have to be this way. These differences in rates of birth complications are caused by racism.

我们知道：

There is nothing wrong with Black birthing people. We are not predisposed to ill health or birth complications.
Black people are strong and resilient, and perfectly capable of having 健康的 pregnancies and 出生.
The answers to this crisis are in the Black community. We are the experts in our needs, and programs to address this crisis must be led by us.

亲爱的出生：黑色居中 was created by, 为, and with Black people. Our program is specially designed to address the problem of racism increasing the risk 为 birth complications in our Black community.

我们的成功秘诀

Our unique model of care includes all of the top 3 things shown to help us thrive in pregnancy:

1. 黑人关怀小组

福利包括:

Better communication and understanding
Greater sense of safety and trust
Lower risk of racial bias/discrimination resulting in bad health outcomes

2.The Centering怀孕 Model of Group Prenatal Care

福利包括:

Built-in village of support with other moms and parents
More in为mation and control over your care, leading to greater sense of empowerment
More time with your healthcare providers
More enjoyable and satisfying experience
Lower risk of baby being born too soon (preterm), or too small (low-birth weight)
More success with breastfeeding/ body feeding

3.围绕社会支持

福利包括:

More resources and essential supplies 为 pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
More support with challenges and stress reduction
Help navigating and getting connected to additional support services

我们的愿景 & 任务

我们的愿景

We envision a world where Black birthing people have all the support, 爱心, and resources needed to have happy, 健康的, 安全怀孕, 出生, and postpartum recoveries; free from obstetric racism.

我们的使命

We believe in your strength, resilience, and power to have a 健康的 pregnancy and birth!

Guided by fierce love 为 Black families and community; our mission is to provide group prenatal and postpartum care by, 为, and with Black people that aims to: