“I’m hopeful that through research-based interventions, open dialogue, radical policy shifts, and a renewed commitment to comprehensive care, we can finally reverse the alarming trends in Black maternal mortality,” wrote Dr. Jasmine Abrams, PhD, in an essay for Black Maternal Health Week. “Because motherhood should be an occasion of joy and empowerment, not terror and dread. Together, we can create systems and spaces where Black mothers no longer have to fear for their lives when giving life.”   Abrams is a research scientist in the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is also an affiliate faculty member with the Maternal & Child Health Center of Excellence at the Boston University School of Public Health.   Read her full essay, which includes actions we can take to move forward together, by clicking our link in bio. #BMHW25