Our mission is to improve NICU experiences and outcomes for families of color.

• Babies born to women of color typically receive poorer care in the NICU compared with white newborns.

• Premature baby death rates tend to be higher in "minority-serving" NICUs.

• When babies are born before the lungs have fully developed, surfactant replacement therapy can be lifesaving, but some studies have found that Black preemies are less likely to receive surfactant than white newborns.

• Families of color tend to be less satisfied with their NICU experience.

• Studies have found that Black mothers are less likely to be breastfeeding when their baby is discharged from the NICU, due to less education and support for breastfeeding.

• In one study, Black women were more likely to say they were discouraged from "kangaroo care" -- having daily skin-to-skin contact with their newborn.

Our goal is to help change this- one family at a time.