Black Birthing Initiative Needs Assessment

Supported by Elevance Health Foundation

Listening and Lifting Voices

CHC’s Black Birthing Initiative is building the foundation for scalable Black maternal health programs in Atlanta, Cleveland & Detroit.

Share your experiences to help inform future maternal health programs, services, and informed non-clinical standards of care for Black women and birthing people.

The Black Birthing Initiative aims to reduce preterm birth incident rates within Black communities. Through the Needs Assessment, CHC will survey 4,8000 Black women and birthing people to learn about the impact social determinants of health needs, racism, and stress on their pregnancy experiences.

Here’s how you can get involved:

1️. Complete the Survey: Share your experience to be entered in a drawing to win a gift card.

2️. Spread the Word: Help us reach Black pregnant and postpartum women and birthing people by sharing the survey

Eligibility criteria:

1. Be pregnant OR have given birth within the past 3 months

2. Identify as Black or African American

3. Live in a state that is a BBI Needs Assessment Market

BBI Needs Assessment Markets

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Georgia

Indiana

Kentucky

Maine

Michigan

Missouri

Nevada

New Hampshire

New York

Ohio

Virginia

Wisconsin