CONTINUUM recently completed a community health needs assessment interview with Donna Trim-Stewart, Founder and Chairman of the Arika Trim Foundation based in Maryland. This Foundation seeks to “champion Black Maternal Health by delivering postpartum care services at home, educating mothers on postpartum warning signs, and collaborating with medical professionals and organizations for timely and safe interventions“.
NBC News 4 Washington has captured the tragic story inspiring the start of the Foundation here: ‘Most beautiful person’: A family’s warning after Maryland woman dies of pregnancy complications – NBC4 Washington.
According to the Foundation’s website:
“The Arika Trim Foundation was birthed out of the tragic loss of Arika Trim just 7 days postpartum. Arika’s story is filled with love, light, and tragedy that could’ve been avoided if she had access to help after being home. Birthed out of incredible pain, the people who loved her and were inspired by her sought to create something to honor and continue her Legacy. This foundation serves to bring awareness to Black Maternal Health in a way that helps be a solution to the problem. Our goal is to help save women by giving the education and tools they need to advocate for their health.”
To learn more and contribute to their mission, please visit the Arika Trim Foundation website here: https://arikatrimfoundation.org/.