![A black female healthcare worker visits a mother and son at their home. The healthcore worker checks his lungs with a stethoscope.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Harvard-public-health_Black-maternal-mortality_home-visits_f-400x300.jpg)
Maternal mortality is soaring. Home visits might help.
Community health workers' visits made a difference, especially for Black mothers, in Michigan.
Jeffrey Shahidullah, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist and Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. He is a Public Voices Fellow at The OpEd Project. He can be found on Twitter @JeffShahidullah.