"Before a Breath" Film Screening

In observance of National Stillbirth Prevention Day, we invite you to a film screening and panel discussion on ProPublica’s documentary, Before a Breath. This powerful film illuminates the profound impact of stillbirth, highlighting the stories of three women with lived experience of infant loss.

A panel discussion will follow the screening, providing audience members an opportunity to hear from national advocates at the forefront of efforts to end preventable stillbirths. Please join us to learn more about this silent crisis and how you can drive impactful change.

Featuring:

• Elizabeth Dawes, director of maternal and reproductive health, The Century Foundation
• Kanika Harris, executive director, National Association to Advance Black Birth
• Tomeka James Isaac, executive director, Jace's Journey and North Carolina ambassador, Count the Kicks
• Jenifer Rowray, director of advocacy and engagement, Healthy Birth Day, Inc.

Presented by the Black Maternal Health Federal Policy Collective.

This is an independently organized event inspired by reporting from ProPublica, an award-winning nonprofit newsroom

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All public areas of the venue are accessible.

If you would like to request another accommodation to ensure maximum inclusion or have questions about accessibility, please make a note in your RSVP.

Notice of Filming and Photography

When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.

*COVID-19 PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending an in-person program at The Century Foundation, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The Century Foundation, its trustees, officers, agent, and employees liable for any illness or injury.

Host or Publisher The Century Foundation