Resources and community links
Resources to learn about Race, Racism and Systemic Models that Impact Perinatal Maternal Health for Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race: a chart showing how children ages 0 – 6+ notice and begin to think about race. From The Children’s Community School of Philadelphia.
New York Times article: These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids. In there, one persona also speaks for the importance of sharing joyful books about BIPOC as well. The book recommendations are for ages 0 – 3, 3 -5 , 5 – 8, and 9 – 12 and 12+.
NPR 20 min story: Talking Race with Young Children
Book sources for authors of color and about People Of Color: The Brown Bookshelf, The Conscious Kid
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners
Maternal Health System Inequality for BIPOC.
The Health Care System and Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality