Addressing the Impact of Racism on Maternal & Infant Health Outcomes

Hear from our special guests, Policy Director, Ali Faruk with Families Forward, Kenda Sutton-El, Executive Director of Birth in Color RVA and maternal health advocate, Delegate Lashresce Aird, and a special message from Senator Jennifer McClellan as we examine the impact of racism on maternal and infant health and discuss policy interventions and alternative practices to promote equitable and just outcomes. Join on Zoom or Facebook.

• Ali Faruk, Families Forward
• Kenda Sutton-El, Birth of Color
• Delegate Lashrecse Aird
• Senator Jennifer McClellan 
• Blythe Bynum, MD, VCU
• Matthew Shefft, DO, Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital of Richmond