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176. In Crisis? Black Maternal and Reproductive Health Care in California & Beyond with Raena Granberry
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In this episode of The Legal Lens Podcast, host Angela Reddock-Wright welcomes back Raena Granberry, Director of Maternal and Reproductive Health for the California Black Women's Health Project (CABWHP).
Raena shares her own journey through pregnancy loss, systemic neglect, and medical bias, and how those experiences led her to join and continue the fight for Black maternal and reproductive health justice. From grassroots organizing to state-level policy advocacy, Raena unpacks the disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black women and the urgent need for systems-level change.
With hospitals closing labor and delivery units in Black communities, midwives facing unnecessary barriers, and disparities in Black maternal mortality rates persisting, this conversation sheds light on why policy reform, community care, and culturally competent healthcare are more important than ever.
Key Topics Covered:
✅ The current landscape of Black maternal health disparities
✅ The Freedom to Birth Act (AB 55) and its significance
✅ Why midwives and birth centers are critical solutions
✅ Doulas and the fight for fair medi-cal reimbursements
✅ Community care as the foundation of advocacy and well-being
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