As a leader in primary health care, Lori-Ann Green-Walker is well aware of the barriers expectant Black patients face to access care — and how those barriers can shape their maternal health outcomes.
They may be newcomers to Canada, “underemployed or unemployed, there may be a lack of transportation, or they may be food insecure. All of these have to be navigated prior to reaching the health centre,” said Green-Walker, executive director of Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, which provides “culturally safe, relevant” care for racialized women, trans and non-binary people in the GTA.