{"id":18278,"date":"2020-07-27T12:29:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T16:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=18278"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:13:26","slug":"webinar-black-fertility-and-maternal-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/fertility-family-building\/webinar-black-fertility-and-maternal-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Progyny Webinar: Fertility and maternal health in the Black community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written and recorded\u00a0\u2014 October 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the recent movement for racial equality has reignited discussions about long-standing inequities and institutionalized racism in the United States, it is important we all take the time to reflect on all the sectors that contribute to inequality. Fertility and maternal health is one such sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invited some experts in the fertility and reproductive health field to discuss why Black women aren\u2019t getting the care they need and what they can do to advocate for themselves and improve access to treatment.<a name=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/446617132?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"772\" height=\"434\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featuring:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selena Campbell, Manager, Member Services, Progyny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genevieve&nbsp;Neal-Perry, MD, PhD,&nbsp;Reproductive Endocrinologist and&nbsp;Chair, UNC School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tia Jackson-Bey, MD, MPH,&nbsp;Reproductive 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