“This film will shine light on the critical issue of saving lives and this film will help ensure that every pregnant and birthing person's voice is heard,” said Leigh Purry, senior manager of Community Health, Blue Shield of California’s Health Transformation Lab. | By Charlene Muhammad California Black Media April Valentine, 31, planned to celebrate her new birth with family and friends, but instead her loved ones found themselves in front of Centinela Hospital in Inglewood on Jan. 28, protesting her death. Valentine’s family alleges that she complained about leg pain for hours during the birth of her
“Birthing Justice” covers the issues underpinning – and helping to fuel the maternal health crisis within the African American community and articulates best practices to enhance birthing equity for all women, especially Black women.