A better birth experience

Doula training program hopes to close racial gaps on maternal care

By: Yasamin Safarzadeh, Allegra Boverman, Photographer

Outlets: 603 Diversity

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 2,119

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Welcoming a new child may be considered a joyous occasion, but it can also be traumatizing for many Black parents.

Camilla Thompson, the Black maternal health director for Black Lives Matter NH (BLM NH), is leading the organization’s effort to bring visibility to the alarming disparities Black women and women of color face in reproductive and maternal care. These disparities cost lives, cause trauma and leave too many unseen and unheard …

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