Abstract

The Arkansas Birthing Project was developed by Black women for Black women and provides a volunteer peer social support intervention to pregnant women and during the first year of her baby's life. The Arkansas Birthing Project endeavors to improve maternal and infant outcomes in the Mississippi River Delta Region.

Author Details

Zenobia Harris, DNP, RN, Arkansas Birthing Project, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Sarah Rhoads, PhD, DNP, WHNP-BC, FAAN, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Xi

Lead Author Affiliation

Arkansas Birthing Project, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Cultural Awareness, Maternal Outcomes, Pregnancy

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Improving maternal and infant outcomes: A community-based, culturally aware, social support intervention approach

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Arkansas Birthing Project was developed by Black women for Black women and provides a volunteer peer social support intervention to pregnant women and during the first year of her baby's life. The Arkansas Birthing Project endeavors to improve maternal and infant outcomes in the Mississippi River Delta Region.