October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

This Thursday at 7 PM, we light candles. Every year in the US, 20,000+ babies die before their first birthday. Black infants die at more than twice the rate of white infants. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. 84% of maternal deaths are preventable. Behind every one of those numbers is a family. A name. An empty room. Charles Johnson lost his wife, Kira, to a preventable childbirth complication. That loss is why 4Kira4Moms exists. Advocate. Educate. Legislate. For Kira. For every mother. For every baby. Join us for Wave of Light on Thursday, October 15, at 7 PM your local time. Light a candle. Let it burn for one hour. Light it for a mother, a baby, or a family you are holding close. Thank you for standing with the village. You show up every time. Share this so another family knows they are not alone. Tag someone you are lighting a candle for. #waveoflight #4kira4moms #4kira4dads