Elaine Welteroth, Serena Williams team up for Black maternal health fund

Photo: Getty Images Elaine Welteroth and Serena Williams have teamed up to help combat the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, Welteroth announced the launch of her “birthcare revolution” BirthFUND on April 11. Weltroth enlisted the help of Williams and other celebrities to reduce the mortality rate for Black mothers and help provide them with midwifery services. “We’re done waiting for someone else to fix what’s broken. It’s on us to save us. One family at a time,” Welteroth wrote on Instagram. Welteroth and Williams also penned an essay for Time Magazine covering why “We Shouldn’t Have to be Willing to Die to Give Birth in the United States.” In the piece, the pair detailed their birthing experiences, highlighting how Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. & & & & & & View this post on Instagram & & & & & & & & & & & & A post shared by birthFUND (@birthfund) “Having babies in America was a wake-up call for both of us. Like many parents, and first-time parents at that, we never anticipated the harrowing experiences we’d have...