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Perinatal Health Equity Outreach and Education Toolkit

Links to the outreach materials developed by the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division of the California Department of Public Health can be found below.

Fact Sheet

Social Media Library

MCAH offers a variety of prewritten messages to help raise awareness about perinatal health equity.

Copy and paste the text to share on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. To use corresponding graphics, click on the image to enlarge, then right click and "save as". You will now be able to upload this higher resolution image to your social media site.

downloadable photo of black mother receiving her newborn from medical professional

Not all births have equal outcomes. Learn the facts about racial disparities and find out what California is doing to ensure Black babies have the chance to grow and thrive. bit.ly/3geMgwC #PerinatalHealthEquity

downloadable graphic with caption 'Black mothers are nearly four times likely than White mothers to die from pregnancy-related causes'

Did you know that Black mothers are nearly four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes? Read about the programs that are working hard to turn that around. bit.ly/3geMgwC #PerinatalHealthEquity

downloadable graphic with caption 'Black babies are two timesmorelikely than White babies to die before their first birthday.'

Black babies are two times more likely to die before their first birthday. California is working to change that through programs designed to give every baby the same chance to live and thrive! bit.ly/3geMgwC #PerinatalHealthEquity

downloadable photo for Black mother holding her infant with support person

Racism and its stressful effects have a devastating impact on maternal and infant health outcomes. Learn more about the programs that are supporting Black mothers and their babies to give them the greatest chance to live and thrive. bit.ly/3geMgwC #PerinatalHealthEquity

downloadable graphic with thumbnail of factsheet.

California is taking the lead in perinatal health equity. The Black Infant Health program, Perinatal Equity Initiative and Community Birth Plan are just some of the ways we’re working to reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health. bit.ly/3geMgwC #PerinatalHealthEquity