CSMI

19/02/2025

CSMI

19/02/2025

Crusade for SAFE Motherhood Initiative (CSMI)

18/02/2025

10/02/2025

28/01/2025

Divine intervention has occurred many times on my birth justice journey, my second act after retiring in 2016 from a career as an OB-GYN. On this occasion, I was at BMMA’s (Black Mamas Matter Alliance) 2022 Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute to promote the ACTT Curriculum, an innovative advocacy toolkit for the Black community to improve perinatal and medical experiences and outcomes. ACTT is a self-affirming and potentially lifesaving reminder to:

- Ask questions until you understand the answers.

- Claim your space – both physical and mental.

- Trust your body.

- Tell your story.

It did not take long for me to witness a divine intervention at work after gravitating to the hallway seating area where Nicole Fernandez, Maternal and Child Health Community Liaison and Project Manager at Wayside Recovery Center, was in conversation with a colleague.

25/01/2025

CSMI (Crusade For SAFE Motherhood Initiative) aims to significantly reduce the number of maternal deaths in underserved and rural areas by improving access to quality maternal healthcare, ensuring safe delivery, and addressing complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.