“Black mothers and infants have been dying at alarmingly high levels for far too long.” This statement is the opening line of the California Department of Public Health’s 2023 report on Black maternal and infant health. In California, Black women face the highest pregnancy-related mortality rate. In Alameda County alone, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts, while Black infants are four times as likely to die before their first birthdays….