Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health

Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1398x1386+0+256/resize/1398x1386!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2Fcd%2Fc86c24554061ba0c18f179044b0d%2Ftatyana-ali-2026-by-manfred-baumann-06.jpg' alt='Actor Tatyana Ali holds a Baby Yams quilt. Ali's baby blankets raise funds and awareness for Black and Indigenous birth workers.'/><p>Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.</p><p>(Image credit: Manfred Baumann)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5966885' />