PRESS ROOM: North Arundel County Deltas, Baltimore Washington Hospital team to combat Black maternal health disparities

Subscribe and read what we will cover next! 132 years ago we were covering Post-Reconstruction when a former enslaved veteran started the AFRO with $200 from his land-owning wife. In 2022 we endorsed Maryland’s first Black Governor, Wes Moore. And now we celebrate the first Black female Senator from Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks! Subscribe to keep our tradition going! Our Holiday sale ends on December 31st! By Special Press Release [ODENTON, Md. – December 29, 2024] – The North Arundel County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is teaming with the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Hospital Center to host “Nurturing Wellness: Supporting Black Maternal Health program,” Saturday, January 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will be held at 301 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie, Md 21061. The two-hour community-wide event is organized to empower women to address chronic health conditions before pregnancy, learn about and manage risks that could affect their health and the health of their unborn children, and to access available resources, including postpartum care. Systemic racism, chronic stress, socioeconomic disparities, biased healthcare practices, and chronic, and often unmanaged medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension have contributed to the significantly higher rates of...