More than 400 Black women have participated in a care coordination program launched in Madison a year ago to improve Black birth outcomes in Dane County, with early results showing promising signs in births assisted by doulas, or birth coaches, officials said Tuesday.
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Program steering Black women to resources aims to improve birth outcomes
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Lisa Peyton-Caire, left, founder and president of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, is helping lead efforts to improve birth outcomes among Black families in Dane County. With her in this photo from February 2020 are Tia Murray, center, and Micaela Berry.
Ariel Robbins, project director for the Dane County Health Council, right, speaks Tuesday at an event marking the first anniversary of ConnectRx, a program to improve Black birth outcomes. Joining her are Lisa Peyton-Caire, center, CEO of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, and Kyle Nondorf, president of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.
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