Lamaze International and educators are committed to improving maternal infant outcomes and recognize that BIPOC families are adversely impacted at significantly higher rates than their white counterparts.  White perinatal professionals have a responsibility to lean in and leverage their white privilege to reduce inequities and improve outcomes for these families.

Lamaze International has invited the amazing Natalie S. Burke, President and CEO of CommonHealth ACTION to host a webinar available to any interested participant titled “From Intentions to Impact: When Being an “Ally” is Not Nearly Enough.”  This 75-minute webinar is scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 2:00 PM ET.  Participants will receive a 1.0 Lamaze Contact Hour.  The webinar will also be available in recorded form after the live event.

What you can expect

Since the inception of our nation, inequities in systems and institutions have been persistent, avoidable threats to the health and wellbeing of our communities, our families, and to optimal childbirth experiences. Those inequities reflect flaws in the economic, social, and moral fabric of our country. Recent data on birth outcomes including infant and maternal mortality; dissatisfaction with childbirth experiences; and disparate access to childbirth supports indicate inequities that are insidious and life-threatening. 

To end those inequities, leaders must emerge who are willing to take the next brave step towards equity: allyship.

Many of today’s conversations amongst the well-intended fail to explore the truth about what is necessary to be an ally across various identities. As a result, some people are uncomfortable declaring themselves to be allies; many self-identified allies are allies in name only; and most fail to take the action necessary on a daily basis to fight against microaggressions, oppression, and inequities. 

The objectives of this timely webinar include:

1. Exploring an emerging framework for allyship beyond the traditional “White Ally”
2. Developing an understanding of the roles of power, privileged identities, and being “anti-ist” for every ally
3. Establishing the importance of allyship to achieving birth equity and creating equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environments
4. Identifying next steps for action and individual development as allies for birth equity and equity, diversity, and inclusion

Natalie Burke has worked closely with Lamaze International for several years and has been a very popular headliner at several recent Lamaze conferences.  This is a great opportunity to hear learn from Natalie on a very important topic in an affordable and easy format.

If you are interested in registering for this webinar head on over to the registration page and sign up now.  Lamaze International members save $10 off this affordable educational opportunity. You can read more about Natalie in previous interviews I did on Connecting the Dots here and here.

About Natalie Burke

A nationally-known speaker, strategist, master facilitator, and public health leader, Natalie S. Burke is President and CEO of CommonHealth ACTION, whose mission is to develop people and organizations to produce health through equitable policies, programs, and practices.

She serves as co-director for the Robert Wood Johnson funded Culture of Health Leaders Program and directs Kaiser Permanente’s Institute for Equitable Leadership.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, Natalie has participated in the Emerging Leaders in Public Health Fellowship (University of North Carolina’s Schools of Business and Public Health) and New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service Lead the Way Fellowship for entrepreneurial leaders in the nonprofit sector.

Natalie believes that to alter our collective health destiny, we must change our language; challenge deeply held beliefs about equity in our society and accept the role we each play in the production of the public’s health.

Published: December 10, 2019

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