‘It’ll be like starting over’: Santa Clara County Black infant program shuffle stirs concerns - Local News Matters

Concerns Over Santa Clara County Black Infant Program

The reassignment of Dr. Beverley White-Macklin from Santa Clara County's Black Infant Health Program has sparked concerns about future efforts to combat baby mortality.

Dr. White-Macklin has spent decades developing a program to guide Black mothers through potentially complicated pregnancies.

It'll be like starting over

Former leaders of the program and mothers who participated are raising alarms about the impact of this change.

Author's summary: Reassignment of a trusted doctor sparks concerns over Black infant health program.

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