Table 1.

A 12-point plan to close the Black-White gap in birth outcomes: A life-course approach

Provide interconception care to women with prior adverse pregnancy outcomes Increase access to preconception care to African American women Improve the quality of prenatal care Expand healthcare access over the life course Strengthen father involvement in African American families Enhance coordination and integration of family support services Create reproductive social capital in African American communities Invest in community building and urban renewal Close the education gap Reduce poverty among African American families Support working mothers and families Undo racism