This episode features a discussion on Black Maternal Health with Wengora Thompson, program director of the MERCK at Mississippi Public Health Institute. Black women in Mississippi experience unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes, including disproportionately high rates of death related to pregnancy or childbirth. Both societal and health system factors contribute to high rates of poor outcomes. and maternal mortality. We will discuss the barriers these women have to obtaining quality care, resources for Black expectant mothers in Mississippi and information for advocacy on their behalf. Also learn more about our pregnancy accommodations legislative agenda and how it impacts Black mothers in Mississippi.