Keynote Presentation on Equity, Race and Access to Midwifery:
Social and Physiologic Impact of Racism in Maternal-Child Health – Part 1

January 5, 2017

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This webinar series shares new insights and identifies action steps we can take to impact health outcomes and increase diversity within the profession.

Dr. Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH, became Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on November 3, 2011. Since joining HRSA, he has transformed key federal programs in maternal and child health, launched major initiatives to reduce maternal,
infant, and child mortality in the U.S., and has been awarded the Hubert H. Humphrey Award for Service to America (2013) and the HRSA Administrator’s Award for Equal Opportunity Achievement (2015). He has been voted one of the best doctors in America since 2005.

In response to decades of failed public health efforts to improve perinatal outcomes for women and infants of color, Dr. Lu developed a 12-point plan to reduce black-white disparities in birth outcomes using a comprehensive Life-Course approach that has become seminal in maternity care in the U.S. PDF of Dr. Lu’s webinar presentation slides

Dr. Keisha Goode, PhD, Public Member on NACPM’s Board of Directors, serves as Discussant, highlighting the significance of Dr. Lu’s work to midwifery, and specifically to the work of NACPM, followed by questions and discussion.

Please note that the sound quality of the video is compromised in the beginning. Any information missed was covered again during a later portion of the webinar.