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LW: For sure, especially since access was cut off. RP: Did the pandemic make things harder for mothers? >Read: Black Infant Health Helps Black Moms ‘Give Birth the Way She Wants’ It’s not just what we eat it’s the life we live. We have higher rates of diabetes and hypertension. And that’s why our lifeline is shorter than most people. And when we always stress, we can’t take care of ourselves and take care everybody else.
It impacts our stress and impacts the health care we receive, education we receive. Now, we also need just awareness on how racism impacts everything. So if there are different programs that we qualify for, where we can save our money and get extra food, get extra books, get extra kid clothes. So we’re usually working, taking care of the children, but our ends aren’t meeting. So most moms and most Black moms everywhere are head of household.
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LW: I would say the biggest need is for awareness on how to get support where it can help with their finances. RP: What are some of the biggest needs for pregnant Black mothers that you see through your work in the county? So no matter where you are, if you see a pregnant Black mom or a mom and a little baby, you should tell her about. We have a curriculum that is followed in all 15 different jurisdictions. It’s a new program where the structure of the program is a little different. I’ve been in Contra Costa County for seven years. We are in different places in California. LW: The program itself has been around for 30 years. Richmond Pulse: How long has the program been around? We want to make sure we’re doing that at all costs. That’s why books, just so they know that educating our children starts in the womb … talking, reading and singing with our children. And we try to get people to know what’s going on, such as reading rates. We offer prenatal and postpartum groups in a social setting, whether it’s on Zoom or coming out in the community. Services are free, such as diapers, one-on-one support, anything that kind of helps them reduce their stress in the areas of health, relationship and finances.
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Lonni Watkins: The Black Infant Health Program with Contra Costa County is free to all pregnant and moms of babies less than six months - if they identify as being Black and live in the county, they can join us. Richmond Pulse: Tell us about the Black Infant Health program and what it offers. The following is an edited conversation with Lonni Watkins, a health education specialist at the Contra Costa County chapter. You can read more about the program in our story: Black Infant Health Helps Black Moms ‘Give Birth the Way She Wants’ It provides support and resources such as baby supplies and information to help women communicate with their doctors. Editor’s note: Black Infant Health is a statewide program to help Black women navigate the personal and systemic challenges surrounding pregnancy and early motherhood.
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