Stories and conversations unlocked to drive meaningful change in the lives of the community.
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Flip Through Our Storybook to Discover the Impact In the Local Community
Flip Through Our Storybook to Discover the Impact In the Local Community
Explore our virtual storybook which is a powerful reflection of the journey, the program, and the successes that have impacted a very formidable community.
Listen to How We're Using the Power of Story Sharing to Address Maternal & Infant Mortality
Listen to How We're Using the Power of Story Sharing to Address Maternal & Infant Mortality
Listen to our work to understand how sharing birth stories and centering the voices of those with the highest infant mortality rates in Forsyth County, NC, are changing lives.
See What Story Sharers Are Saying About Their Experience
See What Story Sharers Are Saying About Their Experience
Community Members: Thank You for Having the Courage to Share Your Birth Stories
Community Members: Thank You for Having the Courage to Share Your Birth Stories
We made room for the Boston-Thurmond Residents (in zip code 27105) in Forsyth County, NC, to share birth stories, to heal, to break barriers, and to feel empowered in order to transform our community one step at a time with an ultimate goal to improve birth outcomes for Black and Brown moms and babies.
Community Stakeholders: Help Make Change By Joining In
Community Stakeholders: Help Make Change By Joining In
Resident story sharing is just the first step. Step two requires involvement of partners and allies, like you.
If you work in healthcare or a local community based organization in Forsyth County, NC, and are interested in learning how you can become a part of the birth stories work, contact the Birth Stories team by scanning QR code or clicking here.
See How You Can Help
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Join Other Organizations That Are Working Alongside Moms
Novant Health, Atrium Health, and the Forsyth County Department of Public Health worked on improvement projects in their organizations with moms to help address barriers and hardships moms identified during story sharing. Check out what they created below and scan their accompanying QR codes to learn more.
Moms in partnership with Novant Health explored a 4th Trimester Support Group to provide a supportive space for new mothers to connect, share experiences, and access valuable resources to ease the transition into motherhood.
Moms and Atrium Health together created a Guide to a Successful Pregnancy for all moms living in Forsyth County to give them the empowerment, love, and knowledge to make the best decisions for themselves and their pregnancy. Scan the QR code below to download and save a fillable copy of the guide.
Moms along with Forsyth County Department of Public Health recognized the need for enhanced access to postpartum resources in the community and created the Triad Area Postpartum Resource List. This comprehensive list is being distributed across Forsyth County in clinics, OB/GYN offices, and at community events.
Spread the Word in the Community
Spread the Word in the Community
Press Release:
Boston-Thurmond Community Network Receives Grant From KBR (2023)
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Press-Release_BTCN-Receives-Grant-from-KBR_2023.pdfFlyer:
About Forsyth County Birth Stories
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Forsyth County Birth Stories - Raising Our Voices, Sharing Our Stories.pdfPoster:
National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium (2023)
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Forsyth County Birth Stories - NMHIS 2023.pdfContact Us: FCBS2022@gmail.com
Contact Us: FCBS2022@gmail.com
The Forsyth County Birth Stories project is led by Boston-Thurmond United in partnership with Population Health Improvement Partners, and funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.
Current contributing partners include Reset and Heal PLLC, Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods, and Breaking Cycles Counseling PLLC.
Past contributing partners include the National Birth Coalition [2021-2023].
The Forsyth County Birth Stories Team
Contact Us: FCBS2022@gmail.com
Data Source:
Hoyert, Donna L. “Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021.” Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 16 Mar. 2023, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.pdf.
March of Dimes. “Infant Mortality Rates by Race/Ethnicity: United States, 2017-2019 Average.” March of Dimes,
PeriStats, 2023, https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/data?top=6&lev=1&stop=91&ftop=92®=99030&sreg=37&creg=37067&obj=1&slev=6.
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