Author Archives: Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

About Valerie White, Stephanie Freeman, Joyea Marshall-Crowley

I am the Community Impact Manager for Health at United Way of the Plains. Recently transitioning from KU Endowment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita campus. I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas and my Master of Business Administration in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Wichita State University.

Parent Perspectives on Birth Equity – Birth Equity Series Part 3

By | December 3, 2021
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In the United States, 700 women die every year from often preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. An additional 60,000 more experience highly preventable birth injuries. Black women are three times more likely to die from those complications than white women. According to the CDC, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is roughly 17.4 maternal… Read More »