Third-Annual Room to Grow Talks: Black Maternal Health

Room to Grow is committed to achieving health equity in support of under-resourced communities. Room to Grow’s goal is to be part of creating a more equitable world, in which all families will have the resources they need to raise their children to achieve their dreams. However, countless Black families and mothers in Boston and across the nation find their dreams of raising healthy and successful children at serious and disproportionate risk.

In line with the goals of Black Maternal Health Week and following a well-received inaugural event in 2023, we facilitated our third annual Room to Grow Talks on April 11, 2025, featuring the stories and experiences of community members working to improve Black maternal health outcomes in Boston and beyond.

Thank you to our panelists for joining us to address this topic and lend their expertise!

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Welcome

Lauren Rogers Nowlan
Boston Director, Room to Grow

Panel Discussion

Adwapa Asenso
Executive Director, Accompany Doula Care

Becky Cruz Crosson 
Division Director, Healthy Start Systems, Boston Public Health Commission

Stephanie Johnson, DEM, BA, CLC, CBE
Owner + CEO + Midwife, Roots Midwifery

Moderated By

Amber Payne
Publisher & General Manager, The Emancipator