'The Black Mother's Green Book' Seeks to Improve Birth Experiences for Black Women

The Mother's Day launch calls on Black women to review their prenatal and birthing care at New York hospitals

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A new app launched ahead of Mother’s Day invokes Victor Hugo Green’s historic Green Book as it attempts to help Black mothers navigate the perils of racism in the medical industry.

Independent agency Mother worked with Irth, a non-profit tech project of Narrative Nation, on the launch of “The Black Mother’s Green Book” today. Referencing Victor Hugo Green’s historic Green Book, the app calls on Black mothers, initially in New York, to review doctors and hospitals in order to create a directory as a guide to safer birth experiences, with the directory scheduled for release on August 25.

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