For most women pregnancy is a wonderful time full of joy and promise. Most women will have uneventful pregnancies, with the normal challenges of swollen feet, achy backs and strange cravings. Most women will deliver healthy babies after a full-term pregnancy and will leave the birth experience with no lasting negative effects.

But for too many women of color, pregnancy is often a dangerous time.

As a Volunteer for the Safe Delivery Campaign, WE CAN will send specific actions you can take to make sure elected officials, health and social service agencies, and the public invest more time and resources into the health of moms and babies of color. Stay tuned!